October 17th, 2011
Last week, while doing a passport clinic in Humboldt, a constituent stated to me that he didn’t like the idea that Canada was leaving Afghanistan before the job was done.
While I sympathise with his sentiment, I can’t agree that Canada is leaving the job undone. What we are doing is changing our role, transiting from a combat role to a training role.
While Canadian troops have done great work, we cannot stay in Afghanistan forever. We have increased security, and helped to rebuild a civil society that respects the will of its citizens.
And we are continuing that work, just in a different capacity. The Canadian army needs a rest from active combat in Afghanistan, and the Afghani forces need to take more leadership in defense of their own people. About 800 Canadian trainers are remaining in Afghanistan to continue that task. We should all be proud of them.
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.
October 10th, 2011
One of the main objectives of the Conservative government this fall is to pass The Safe Streets and Communities Act. Among other things, this justice legislation:
• Proposes increased penalties for sexual offences against children.
• Targets organized crime by imposing tougher sentences for the production and possession of illicit drugs for the purposes of trafficking.
• Ensures that violent and repeat young offenders are held accountable for their actions.
The improvements to the law mentioned above are only three of the changes the Conservatives are implementing this fall.
These changes reflect our Government’s philosophy on criminal justice issues.
We believe that the first duty of government is to protect its citizens. We believe that criminals should be held personally responsible for their actions. We do not blame society for the harm that crime victims suffer at the hands of criminals.
I’m Brad Trost, your Member of Parliament in Saskatoon-Humboldt. You can reach my office in Saskatoon at 975-6133. Feel free to drop by my two offices for a visit: Saskatoon (Monday to Friday) or Humboldt (Tuesday and Wednesday). I always appreciate your feedback.
October 3rd, 2011
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard that significant changes are coming to the Canadian Wheat Board. The CWB will lose its monopoly on sales of wheat and malting barley.
The federal government is changing the CWB; it is not abolishing the Wheat Board.
We are offering supporters of the CWB an opportunity to form a new Wheat Board, a voluntary Wheat Board. One idea that has been proposed is an organization that is something more akin to the way in which the old Wheat Pools used to exist.
In today’s world of independent grain terminals, grain brokers and other marketing organizations, it is quite possible to see how an independent CWB could function as a true cooperative.
The death of the Wheat Pools as farmer-run cooperatives was, in many ways, more significant than the changes to the Board that we are proposing now.
The option of the CWB as a co-op is one idea that the supporters of the Wheat Board should consider.
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.
