Ed Fast

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**Edward D. Fast**

Incumbent
Riding	Abbotsford
In office since	2006 election
Preceded by	Randy White
Born	June 18, 1955 (age 51) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Residence	Abbotsford
Political party	Conservative
Profession(s)	Lawyer
Religion	Mennonite
Spouse	Annette Fast

Edward D. Fast, (born June 18, 1955) is a Canadian politician and the current Member of Parliament for the riding of Abbotsford in British Columbia. He ran as a member of the Conservative Party in the 2006 federal election and won with 63.28% of the vote. His main opponents were New Democratic Party candidate Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson and David Oliver.

After earning a law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1982, Ed Fast started a law firm, Fast Welwood and Wiens, that focused on law relating to corporate, commercial, and real estate development. In 1985, he was elected to the Abbotsford School Board. In 1996, he became a member of the Abbotsford city council, serving for nine years and acting as deputy mayor.

Ed has been married for 24 years to Annette^[1], and is the father of four girls, three of whom are currently studying at the post-secondary level.

[edit] Conservative MP

Ed Fast continues to support the new proposed rules for income trusts introduced by the Conservatives October 31, 2006. ^[2] The immediate result of the change in tax policy was a loss to Canadian investors of $20 Billion, the largest ever loss attributed to a change in government policy. ^[3] According to the Canadian Association of Income Trust Investors some 2.5 million Canadian investors were effected by the change in Income Trust Policy. ^[4]