First elected as an MP for the Conservative Party of Canada in the 2013 byelection, Ted Falk has served the people of Provencher for about six years. Since that time, Falk has served as Vice-Chair of the Justice and Human Rights Committee and Deputy Shadow Minister of Employment, Workforce, Development and Labour. He’s also held positions on the Natural Resources, Public Safety, National Security Committee, Public Accounts, and Canadian Heritage committees.
Falk and his wife Irene live in the Steinbach area, where they’ve raised three children and have been blessed with ten grandchildren.
According to Falk, one of the Conservative Party’s leading policies is to reduce taxes for average Canadians. They plan to do this in a number of ways.
Their universal tax cut strategy, they say, will allow double-income couples making an average salary to save more than $850 per year. As well, federal taxes will be eliminated on income earned through EI maternity and paternity benefits.
Seniors, too, will benefit. The Conservatives plan to increase the age credit by $1,000, meaning low- to middle-income seniors would see a savings on their income taxes of up to $150 more per year.
Homeowners will see tax relief on their home heating and electricity bills, as the Conservatives intend to eliminate the GST on those utilities.
Falk says buying a home will also become easier under a PC government.
“Andrew Scheer understands the kitchen-table issues facing Canadians,” Falk says. “Our Conservative team is working hard to create common-sense policies that will help Canadians get ahead.”
Their policies also include taking a different approach to climate change and environmental protection.
“Conservatives have a proud legacy when it comes to protecting Canada’s natural environment and improving Canada’s environmental performance,” Falk says. He adds that greenhouse gas emissions can be lowered and the environment can be strengthened without unnecessary taxation.
Their strategy is based on three primary principles: promoting green technology, taking a leadership role in global climate change, and creating a plan to protect Canada’s air, land, water, and wildlife.
“Canada’s Conservatives understand that Canadians need tax relief, not more new taxes,” says Falk. “You cannot tax your way to a stronger economy any more than you can tax your way to a cleaner environment. That’s why the first act of a new Conservative government will be to scrap the Liberal carbon tax.”
The Conservative party also hopes to take a hard line on corporate handouts and subsidies.
“A new Conservative government will cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in corporate welfare handouts to wealthy executives, shareholders, and foreign companies,” says Falk. “We will conduct a review of all business subsidy programs in order to eliminate $1.5 billion in corporate handouts that don’t create jobs and support economic growth in Canada. Those savings would instead go towards new measures to help hard-working Canadians.”
Bringing this all closer to home, Falk says his party will repeal the Liberals’ tax increases on small business as well as eliminate much bureaucratic red tape, which will benefit the many small businesses in Provencher.
