Robert Weir (politician)
The Hon. Robert Weir | |
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Melfort | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Malcolm McLean |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm McLean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1882 Conservative |
| Cabinet | Minister of Agriculture (1930-1935) |
Robert Weir, PC (December 5, 1882 – March 7, 1939) was a Canadian politician.
Weir was born in
He was elected to the
He was appointed to the
Under Weir's tenure, agricultural researchers attempted to teach farmers how to prevent soil drifting that caused the Dust Bowl and initiated a major grasshopper control campaign in 1933 that reduced crop losses.
The National Products Marketing Act, which attempted to establish a national marketing board was declared unconstitutional in 1934 for exceeding the federal government's jurisdiction.
Weir's Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Act passed in April 1935. The law provided money to farmers to encourage them to improve their farming practices, conserve water supplies and adopt new land-use practices. He also reformed and expanded scientific research by the Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the