I currently work as a public speaker and political columnist with the Kelowna Daily Courier. I am Policy Advisor for The Heartland Institute and a Research Associate for The Frontier Centre for Public Policy.

After growing up on an organic farm I traveled to the United States to begin organic inspector training. Here are my credentials in order of latest to oldest.

• Independent Organic Inspectors Association (IOIA)/Enviro-Test Labs Field Sampling for Pesticide Residue, Moose Jaw SK, 2003 
• Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) Inspector Training, Moose Jaw SK , 2003
• IOIA Advanced Process Inspector Training, Moose Jaw SK, 2003
• OCIA /National Organic Program (USDA), Farm/Process Inspector Training, Regina SK, 2002
• American Institute of Baking/IOIA Advanced Inspector/HACCP Training, Brooklyn MI, 1999
• IOIA (European Union) Livestock and Process Inspector Training, Brooklyn MI, 1999
• IOIA (EU) Farm and Process Inspector Training, Hiawatha IA, 1998
• Bachelors of Arts Degree (w/Hons.), major in history from the University of Saskatchewan (1991); Renaissance to 20^th-Century History of Science and Technology in Agriculture and Health. Thesis: The Development of Nitrogen for Fertilizer and Gunpowder.

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