As the incumbent for the Battlefords-Lloydminster Riding, Rosemarie Falk knows what it takes to represent the area. The current campaign period is more than half over, as Falk and her campaign team have been busy trying to reach every location in the riding over the past couple of weeks.

“We’ve been down to Smiley, Dodsland, Plenty, Major, Kerrobert; we were down in Wilkie and Landis going door-to-door hearing from constituents,” explained Falk, “We were also actually up in the northeast side of the riding. Rabbit Lake, Glaslyn, Medstead. We’re trying to hit every area.”

Falk’s background outside of politics includes getting the education necessary to become a social worker. She was first elected in the 2017 by-election after the honourable Gerry Ritz had resigned. After that she decided to run again in 2019, and now has her name on the ballot for the third time in 2021.

Her background in social work has mostly come through a medical-hospital setting. Tasks in the field included working in palliative care, and family counselling for when it comes to end-of-life procedures. Whether Falk assisted youth, or people at the end of their life, the eventual Conservative MP was moved by her work with vulnerable people in general. She has met many people that needed just that one little push to get themselves into the right spot.

“I worked with vulnerable people,” said Falk, “Having that experience is actually one of the reasons I put my name on the ballot to begin with, because I seen how bureaucracy and red-tape was actually detrimental to some of the most vulnerable people who were in need of care.”

Healthcare in general is a massive topic this election cycle, and the Conservatives have mental health specifically as one of the main parts of their five point platform according to Falk.   

              
https://www.conservative.ca/plan/

  • Secure Jobs
  • Secure Accountability
  • Secure Mental Health
  • Secure the Country
  • Secure the Economy

Falk knows that these pandemic times are a specific reason why the average Canadian’s mental health has deteriorated over the last year. The pandemic played a big factor in causing stress by not only presenting Canadians with mass uncertainty, but thanks to the large number of jobs lost over the year as well.

“I mean when you look at our energy sectors, people not being able to work, that effects people’s mental health.”

Falk believes she is just another one of the country’s Conservative MP’s that works hard to best represent the people in her riding. She knows the importance of the area’s farming operations as well as the energy sector and their livelihoods. She believes her record defending western values stands for itself in the House of Commons, and having that attitude is important when on the floor in Ottawa.

Falk thinks people should really try to understand what day-to-day Federal politics means for their local riding.

“When we look at the no-more-pipelines bill, C-69; that absolutely effects people that are in the riding,” stated Falk, “If there is a company that has closed its doors, and that person isn’t able to work anymore and provide for their family? That’s affecting them locally.”

To stay on the point of employment Falk would point back to the Conservatives goal of securing jobs, that has seen leader Erin O’Toole commit to securing 1 millions jobs. She believes this effort would be very important in getting back to work, and getting families back to providing all the ways that a Canadian family needs.

Some things a Conservative government has already committed to are the repealing of bills that make Canada noncompetitive in oilfield investment opportunities. Repealing specifically bills C-69 and C-48 would re-open the potential for future projects, and help jump-start the energy industry.

Another commitment from the CPC leader has been to add fairness to equalization. The government would be adopting the Equalization and Transfers Fairness Act as quickly as government forms in the event of a win.

Falk shares the opinion that all Justin Trudeau was looking for in calling the election was a majority. A fair reason, but not the best timing with the country still working through a pandemic. Falk sees the snap election as a selfish move from Trudeau, as opposed to it being in the best interest for the health and safety of Canadians.

Falk also wants voters in her region to know that she will continue to stand up for the area’s resources.

The everyday people that want to just go to work and support their families and themselves are the main demographic that Falk tries to represent, and she knows Battlefords – Lloydminster is full of those types of people. Falk has three young children that she wants the best for growing up in Canada. One of her goals as MP has been to leave Canada a better place than when she found it.

She encourages people to reach out to her campaign office in Lloydminster on the Saskatchewan side at 2911 50 Ave, and the office can be reached by phone at 1-306-825-2225.