By Richard Toews. Stephen Harper and his Trade Minister, Ed Fast (MP, Abbotsford), would have us believe that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a good thing for Canadians. From a…
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Submitted. As independent MP Brent Rathgeber told the CBC on Tuesday, the proposed modifications to election laws will make running as an independent candidate even more difficult than it already…
Today Member of Parliament Ed Fast welcomed the federal budget, Economic Action Plan 2014, and its focus on job creation, economic growth and keeping taxes low. The Budget, which was…
Submitted. The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) filed two complaints today against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The complaints allege that…
Release.Member of Parliament Ed Fast today announced over $6.3 million in federal funding for Abbotsford’s Comprehensive Community Action for Gang Reduction, a new crime prevention project that will help at-risk…
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has crunched the numbers and despite the federal government’s announcement that it’s freezing Employment Insurance taxes for three years, many Canadians’ paycheques will be getting…
Abbotsford’s Innovation Advantage is one of Canada’s Best Kept Secrets Member of Parliament Ed Fast, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic…
Submitted. Today, Member of Parliament Ed Fast announced his intention to again seek the Conservative nomination for the new riding of Abbotsford in the next federal election. The announcement follows…
By Mike Archer. As the RCMP investigation into the Duffy scandal plays itself out, it will be educational for Canadians to discover whether or not the government of Canada, at…
Abbotsford Today has been receiving a number of questions from local dairy farmers, and other exportable goods producers, about the effects of the recently announced Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement…