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Hon. Ed Fast
Caucus: Conservative
Constituency: Abbotsford
Province/Territory:  British Columbia


Offices

Hill Office

House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone:  613-995-0183
Fax: 613-996-9795
EMail: ed.fast@parl.gc.ca
Web Site: http://www.edfast.ca/
Preferred Language: English
Constituency Office(s)

205-2825 Clearbrook Road (Main Office)
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2T 6S3
Telephone: 604-557-7888
Fax: 604-557-9918


Caucus Membership

CaucusStart DateEnd Date

41st Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2011/05/02


 

40th Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2008/10/14


2011/05/01

39th Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2006/01/23


2008/10/13


Roles

Title  Start Date  End Date  
M.P. (Abbotsford)2006/01/232008/10/13
M.P. (Abbotsford)2008/10/142011/05/01
M.P. (Abbotsford)2011/05/02 
Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway2011/05/18 
Minister of International Trade2011/05/18 


Committee Membership

CommitteeStart DateEnd Date

40th Parliament, 3rd Session

  Chair

    Justice and Human Rights




2010/03/09




2010/09/27
    Justice and Human Rights2010/09/302011/03/26
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2010/03/092010/09/27
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2010/09/302011/03/26

  Member

    Bill C-32


2011/02/03


2011/03/26
    Justice and Human Rights2010/03/042010/09/27
    Justice and Human Rights2010/09/272011/03/26
    Liaison2010/03/092010/09/27
    Liaison2010/09/302011/03/26
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2010/03/092010/09/27
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2010/09/302011/03/26

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2010/03/04


2010/09/27
    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development2010/09/272011/03/26
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2010/03/042010/09/27
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2010/09/272011/03/26
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2010/03/042010/09/27
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2010/09/272011/03/26
    Canadian Heritage2010/03/042010/09/27
    Canadian Heritage2010/09/272011/03/26
    Citizenship and Immigration2010/03/042010/09/27
    Citizenship and Immigration2010/09/272011/03/26
    Environment and Sustainable Development2010/03/042010/09/27
    Environment and Sustainable Development2010/09/272011/03/26
    Finance2010/03/042010/10/03
    Finance2010/10/042011/03/26
    Fisheries and Oceans2010/03/042010/09/27
    Fisheries and Oceans2010/09/272011/03/26
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2010/03/042010/09/27
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2010/09/272011/03/26
    Government Operations and Estimates2010/03/042010/09/27
    Government Operations and Estimates2010/09/272011/03/26
    Health2010/03/042010/09/27
    Health2010/09/272011/03/26
    Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2010/03/042010/09/27
    Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2010/09/272011/03/26
    Industry, Science and Technology2010/03/042010/09/27
    Industry, Science and Technology2010/09/272011/03/26
    International Trade2010/03/042010/09/27
    International Trade2010/09/272011/03/26
    Library of Parliament2010/03/042010/09/27
    Library of Parliament2010/09/272011/03/26
    National Defence2010/03/042010/09/27
    National Defence2010/09/272011/03/26
    Natural Resources2010/03/042010/09/27
    Natural Resources2010/09/272011/03/26
    Official Languages2010/03/042010/09/27
    Official Languages2010/09/272011/03/26
    Procedure and House Affairs2010/03/042010/09/27
    Procedure and House Affairs2010/09/272011/03/26
    Public Accounts2010/03/042010/09/27
    Public Accounts2010/09/272011/03/26
    Public Safety and National Security2010/03/042010/09/27
    Public Safety and National Security2010/09/272011/03/26
    Scrutiny of Regulations2010/03/042010/09/27
    Scrutiny of Regulations2010/09/272011/03/26
    Status of Women2010/03/042010/09/27
    Status of Women2010/09/272011/03/26
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2010/03/042010/09/27
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2010/09/272011/03/26
    Veterans Affairs2010/03/042010/09/27
    Veterans Affairs2010/09/272011/03/26

40th Parliament, 2nd Session

  Chair

    Justice and Human Rights




2009/02/03




2009/09/28
    Justice and Human Rights2009/09/302009/12/30
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2009/02/032009/09/28
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2009/09/302009/12/30

  Member

    Bill C-31


2009/12/03


2009/12/30
    Justice and Human Rights2009/01/272009/09/28
    Justice and Human Rights2009/09/282009/12/30
    Liaison2009/02/022009/09/28
    Liaison2009/09/302009/12/30
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2009/02/032009/09/28
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights2009/09/302009/12/30

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2009/01/27


2009/09/28
    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development2009/09/282009/12/30
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2009/01/272009/09/28
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2009/09/282009/12/30
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2009/01/272009/09/28
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2009/09/282009/12/30
    Canadian Heritage2009/01/272009/09/28
    Canadian Heritage2009/09/282009/12/30
    Citizenship and Immigration2009/01/272009/09/28
    Citizenship and Immigration2009/09/282009/12/30
    Environment and Sustainable Development2009/01/272009/09/28
    Environment and Sustainable Development2009/09/282009/12/30
    Finance2009/01/272009/10/01
    Finance2009/10/012009/12/30
    Fisheries and Oceans2009/01/272009/09/28
    Fisheries and Oceans2009/09/282009/12/30
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2009/01/272009/09/28
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2009/09/282009/12/30
    Government Operations and Estimates2009/01/272009/09/28
    Government Operations and Estimates2009/09/282009/12/30
    Health2009/01/272009/09/28
    Health2009/09/282009/12/30
    Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2009/01/272009/09/28
    Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2009/09/282009/12/30
    Industry, Science and Technology2009/01/272009/09/28
    Industry, Science and Technology2009/09/282009/12/30
    International Trade2009/01/272009/09/28
    International Trade2009/09/282009/12/30
    Library of Parliament2009/01/272009/09/28
    Library of Parliament2009/09/282009/12/30
    National Defence2009/01/272009/09/28
    National Defence2009/09/282009/12/30
    Natural Resources2009/01/272009/09/28
    Natural Resources2009/09/282009/12/30
    Official Languages2009/01/272009/09/28
    Official Languages2009/09/282009/12/30
    Procedure and House Affairs2009/01/272009/12/30
    Public Accounts2009/01/272009/09/28
    Public Accounts2009/09/282009/12/30
    Public Safety and National Security2009/01/272009/09/28
    Public Safety and National Security2009/09/282009/12/30
    Scrutiny of Regulations2009/01/272009/09/28
    Scrutiny of Regulations2009/09/282009/12/30
    Status of Women2009/01/272009/09/28
    Status of Women2009/09/282009/12/30
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2009/01/272009/09/28
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2009/09/282009/12/30
    Veterans Affairs2009/01/272009/09/28
    Veterans Affairs2009/09/282009/12/30

39th Parliament, 2nd Session

  Member

    Canadian Heritage




2007/10/31




2008/09/07
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2007/10/312008/09/07

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2007/10/31


2008/09/07
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2007/10/312008/09/07
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2007/10/312008/09/07
    Citizenship and Immigration2007/10/312008/09/07
    Environment and Sustainable Development2007/10/312008/09/07
    Finance2007/10/312008/09/07
    Fisheries and Oceans2007/10/312008/09/07
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2007/10/312008/09/07
    Government Operations and Estimates2007/10/312008/09/07
    Health2007/10/312008/09/07
    Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2007/10/312008/09/07
    Industry, Science and Technology2007/10/312008/09/07
    International Trade2007/10/312008/09/07
    Justice and Human Rights2007/10/312008/09/07
    Library of Parliament2007/10/312008/09/07
    National Defence2007/10/312008/09/07
    Natural Resources2007/10/312008/09/07
    Official Languages2007/10/312008/09/07
    Procedure and House Affairs2007/10/312008/09/07
    Public Accounts2007/10/312008/09/07
    Public Safety and National Security2007/10/312008/09/07
    Scrutiny of Regulations2007/10/312008/09/07
    Status of Women2007/10/312008/09/07
    Veterans Affairs2007/10/312008/09/07

39th Parliament, 1st Session

  Member

    Bill C-27




2006/11/09




2007/09/14
    Bill C-302007/03/272007/03/27
    Canadian Heritage2006/04/262006/09/21
    Canadian Heritage2006/09/212007/09/14
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2006/04/262006/09/21
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2006/09/212007/09/14

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2006/04/26


2006/09/21
    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development2006/09/212007/09/14
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2006/04/262006/09/21
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2006/09/212007/09/14
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2006/04/262006/09/21
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2006/09/212007/09/14
    Citizenship and Immigration2006/04/262006/09/21
    Citizenship and Immigration2006/09/212007/09/14
    Environment and Sustainable Development2006/04/262006/09/21
    Environment and Sustainable Development2006/09/212007/09/14
    Finance2006/04/262006/09/21
    Finance2006/09/212007/09/14
    Fisheries and Oceans2006/04/262006/09/21
    Fisheries and Oceans2006/09/212007/09/14
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2006/04/262006/09/21
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2006/09/212007/09/14
    Government Operations and Estimates2006/04/262006/09/21
    Government Operations and Estimates2006/09/212007/09/14
    Health2006/04/262006/09/21
    Health2006/09/212007/09/14
    Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2006/04/262006/09/21
    Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2006/09/212007/09/14
    Industry, Science and Technology2006/04/262006/09/21
    Industry, Science and Technology2006/09/212007/09/14
    International Trade2006/04/262006/09/21
    International Trade2006/09/212007/09/14
    Justice and Human Rights2006/04/262006/09/21
    Justice and Human Rights2006/09/212007/09/14
    Library of Parliament2006/04/262006/09/21
    Library of Parliament2006/09/212007/09/14
    National Defence2006/04/262006/09/21
    National Defence2006/09/212007/09/14
    Natural Resources2006/04/262006/09/21
    Natural Resources2006/09/212007/09/14
    Official Languages2006/04/262006/09/21
    Official Languages2006/09/212007/09/14
    Procedure and House Affairs2006/04/262006/09/21
    Procedure and House Affairs2006/09/212007/09/14
    Public Accounts2006/04/262006/09/21
    Public Accounts2006/09/212007/09/14
    Public Safety and National Security2006/04/262006/09/21
    Public Safety and National Security2006/09/212007/09/14
    Scrutiny of Regulations2006/04/262006/09/21
    Scrutiny of Regulations2006/09/212007/09/14
    Status of Women2006/04/262006/09/21
    Status of Women2006/09/212007/09/14
    Veterans Affairs2006/04/262006/09/21
    Veterans Affairs2006/09/212007/09/14


Elections

Election  Constituency  Province/Territory  Election Type  Election Result  
2011/05/02AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaGeneral ElectionRe-elected
2008/10/14AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaGeneral ElectionRe-elected
2006/01/23AbbotsfordBritish ColumbiaGeneral ElectionElected


 
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