Chuck Strahl, shown here speaking in the House of Commons in 2002, died Aug. 13 at age 67. Photo: CPAC video screengrab

Former federal ag minister Chuck Strahl dies at 67

A memorial service is planned for Aug. 23 in Chilliwack, B.C. for Chuck Strahl, the logger turned politician who served about a year and a half as federal agriculture minister in Stephen Harper's government, helping carry several of its policy plans through to completion.