During the last week of January, I held one of my scheduled coffee shop tours through Saskatoon-Humboldt. There were a few issues which repeatedly came up. 
 
First, I was often asked if the federal government was going to change the youth criminal justice system. There seemed to be a consensus (among the people I talked to) that young offenders need to receive stiffer sentences.
 
Constituents also expressed to me their concern that the provincial government didn’t seem interested in addressing the issues around marriage commissioners. While the men and women I talked to understood that the issues involved were provincial and not federal, they expressed their frustration to me that no one at the provincial level seemed to care.
 
Finally, the issue of flooding was another topic of discussion. Even though we all hope that it won’t happen again, the people I talked to were realistic about the probability of flooding in the spring.
 
These are just a few of the issues brought up during my coffee shop stops in the riding in January.
 
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can call my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133 or drop by our two offices to visit: Saskatoon Monday-Friday or Humboldt Tuesday and Wednesday. I always appreciate your feedback.