The new sitting of the House of Commons has brought on added responsibilities for Dan Mazier.
The Riding Mountain M-P has been named the health critic in the opposition Conservative Party's shadow cabinet.
For Mazier, it is a huge honour.
"Figuring out what is the provincial role, and where can the federal government actually improve things. It has been an interesting learning curve. I used to be a farmer and former President of Keystone Agricultural Producers. So I was pleased to see that portions of the CFIA - Canadian Food Inspection Agency - are included under the Health Minister's portfolio. So that fie, I am pretty excited to figure out what is going on there as well."
He says the biggest issue he is focusing on is access to health care for all Canadians.
"You can have all of the programs that you want, but access is number one. The other thing is that we have a shortage of doctors and nurses (in the country), so looking at workforce issues and what is going on with that. And then lastly, is taking a different approach and putting more of a focus on addiction recovery efforts."
