Ted Falk is running again for the Conservative seat in Provencher. Not only is Falk personally looking to win a 5th consecutive election, but he is also hoping for a return to power, rather than serving in opposition as he has been doing for the last decade.
Falk first became the Member of Parliament for Provencher back in 2013, when he won a by-election, taking 58 per cent of the votes. He then served in government for two years until the Conservatives were defeated by the Liberals in 2015. Though the Conservatives lost that election, Falk was victorious. He would go on to win subsequent elections in 2019 and 2021.
With Canadians going to the polls on April 28th, Falk says it was not a difficult decision to let his name stand for re-election.
"I always anticipated running under the leadership of Pierre Poilievre," says Falk. "I am really a strong believer in his leadership, his vision for Canada."
Falk says if re-elected, he will continue to focus his attention on family friendly policies. He says their leader announced this week that if elected, the Conservatives will remove the GST from the construction of new homes which cost less than $1.3 million. Falk says this could save some families up to $65,000.
"I see that as a priority for Provencher constituents that they want to find a way to get into affordable housing," says Falk. "There's a tremendous need for families to get into their own single family dwellings, and I think that's important."
Falk says his priorities have not changed much since being first elected back in 2013. Those priorities have included focusing on family values, being good stewards of our national finances and making sure that Canadians can still enjoy living in our free country.
Falk says he will also work for farmers. Coming from a very farming central area, Falk says government needs to make sure that farmers are looked after and that they have access to markets.
"That's something where this Liberal government has failed miserably," says Falk. "And as Conservatives we're going to be focused on making sure that our farmers have trade options and market access that they need to sell the goods that we produce here in Canada."
Falk says quite simply, his priority is to continue to represent the values and ideas of Provencher constituents. He says constituents have been saying loud and clear that as a country we have lost a decade under the current Liberal government and that it is time for change.
Falk says for the Conservatives to be victorious on April 28th, they must be able to properly communicate to Canadians that Poilievre is a leader who can be trusted.
"He's not a globalist elitist like Mark Carney, but he is an individual that has focused his whole career on Canada as a country and making Canada freer, making Canada more prosperous, making sure that we have good trade options when it comes to our natural resources and the things that we produce here in Canada," says Falk. "He's been very focused on making sure that Canadians pay less in taxes and that they prosper more as families."
Falk says that in order for Canada to put this trade war with the United States in the rearview mirror, Canadians must elect a Conservative government. He notes President Trump has made it very clear that he would prefer to deal with Mark Carney.
"(Trump) wants to make sure that he doesn't have to put up with a strong principled individual like Pierre," adds Falk. "I think if Canadians elect Pierre Poilievre to be the next Prime Minister of Canada, we're going to see a strong principled person that can run a tough negotiation with the Americans and actually restore the Americans to the position that we had them before, one where we have a mutually beneficial trade agreement that works well for both countries."
According to Falk, Canada's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has slipped to the lowest of the G7 nations. He says our country needs to figure out ways to be more productive and to produce more things here in Canada and to expand our trading partnerships.
"I'm looking forward to meeting the constituents around Provencher as we're out there putting signs and knocking on doors and attending community events," says Falk. "And just hearing what their concerns are and I'm really looking forward to representing them for another term in Ottawa."