Lord, we lift up MLA Ian Paton to You today. We ask for abundant, overflowing grace to cover him and his family. Protect them from harm. Lord, we ask for discernment in Jesus’ name, and that Ian would experience Your wisdom as he serves his community and province as the Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Food. Help him lay the groundwork for thoughtful stewardship of agriculture resources in British Columbia. We ask all this in Your name. Amen.
Ian was elected as MLA for Delta South in 2017, 2020 and re-elected in 2024. He currently serves as the Critic For Agriculture, Fisheries and Agricultural Land Commission. Ian graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of British Columbia in 1978. A lifelong Delta resident, Ian has over 30 years of experience running and owning a dairy farm and farm auction business. Locally, Ian is the past president of the East Delta Community Hall Society, a past member of the Hall 4 Volunteer Fire Department, a long-time Director of the BC Youth in Agriculture Foundation and has volunteered with many local organizations, including the Delta Hospital Foundation, REACH Child and Youth Development Society, and the Delta Farmland and Wildlife Trust. Ian lives on his family farm in Delta with his wife.