- Ed Fast
Infobox CanadianMP | name=Edward D. Fast
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term_start=2006 election
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predecessor=Randy White
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birth_date=birth date and age |1955|06|18
birth_place=Winnipeg ,Manitoba
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profession=Lawyer
party=Conservative
party colour=Conservative
residence=Abbotsford
riding=Abbotsford
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spouse=Annette Fast
religion=Mennonite |Edward D. "Ed" Fast, (born
June 18 ,1955 ) is a Canadian politician and the current Member of Parliament.How He Wins
Abbotsford is a safe seat for Ed Fast. Large number of
Mennonites are based in Abbotsford and will vote for Ed as long he doesn't make some crazy mistake. Older religious population of Abbotsford is sold on conservatives. Ed hasn't achieved anything particularly for Abbotsford (locally) but he does manage to remain in front of eyeballs like his predecessor Randy White. Other parties don't think they can win in Abbotsford so the candidates that run under Liberal or NDP banners are usually part time politicians.Income Trust Legislation
Ed Fast continues to support the new proposed rules for income trusts introduced by the Conservatives October 31, 2006. [ cite news | author = Coalition of Canadian Energy Trusts | title = Vote Breakdown – November 7, 2006 | publisher = Coalition of Canadian Energy Trusts | url = http://canadianenergytrusts.ca/bg-waysandmeans.html#vote | date =
November 07 2006 ] The immediate result of the change in tax policy was a loss to Canadian investors of $35 Billion, the largest ever loss attributed to a change in government policy. [ cite news | author = CAITI | title = Calculation of $35 billion loss. | publisher = CAITI | url = http://www.caiti.info/calculation_35_billion_loss.php | date =May 14 2007 ] According to the [http://www.caiti.info/ Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors] some 2.5 million Canadian investors were affected by the change inIncome Trust Policy. [ cite news | author = Brent Fullard | title = Income Trusts: Just Another Special Interest Group? | publisher = Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors | url = http://www.caiti.info/resources/income_trusts_just_another_special_interest_group.pdf | date =January 05 2007 ]Bill C-277
Recently, Fast's private member's bill C-277 received royal assent. The bill increases from five to 10 years in prison the maximum sentence for luring children over the internet for sexual purposes. He believes that this bill is a significant step forward in better protecting vulnerable young children against sexual predators.
Heritage Committee Work
Recently, as a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Canadian Heritage, Fast received attention, along with NDP Burnaby-Douglas MP
Bill Siksay , for his impassioned challenge to CBC executives regarding the controversial changes planned forCBC Radio 2 and their termination of theCBC Radio Orchestra based in Vancouver. In May 2008, Fast and the rest of the Heritage committee unanimously voted to hold hearings on the changes to CBC Radio 2.References
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=18822&s=M Ed Fast's profile at the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/270/ 2006 election results from the CBC]
* [http://www.edfast.ca Ed Fast]
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