The MP for Provencher is calling it a very interesting sitting of Parliament.

In fact, Ted Falk says there were positives to take from this last session, including the fact they worked collaboratively with the other parties, in the minority government situation.

"That's something that has to be done by all parties in Parliament, they always have to work collaboratively with at least one other party to get anything done," he notes. "And on a lot of different initiatives we were able to work collaboratively with both the Bloc and NDP to pass some very important bills."

Falk says there were some private members bills that passed during this last sitting, which have already received royal assent. For example, Bill C-206, which expands exemptions for farmers paying carbon taxes. Falk explains this will expand exemptions for farmers to include farm fuels used in situations like grain drying and other applications where they are burning propane and diesel apart from just working on the field.

He notes another very important private members bill, which had the support of all three opposition parties is Bill C-208, which is the tax fairness bill. Falk explains this treats the sale of small business shares and the sale of shares of farm enterprises the same whether sold to a child or a complete stranger.

"So that's a really positive development," he says. "And for the accountants that would be following that, small business shares, small farm shares will now be treated as a capital gain instead of a dividend if you are selling it to your children. Whereas before it was treated as a dividend and taxed at least double the rate."

Falk says this had been a private members bill from an NDP member and also a Liberal member from previous Parliaments, but just never made it through the entire process.

He notes they also passed the bill on recidivism, which will encourage organizations like prison fellowship to have more of a role when working with inmates to make sure that once they have completed their penalty for their time behind bars, that they can successfully get reoriented back into society without reoffending.

Another bill that passed is Bill C-237. Falk says he was pleased to second this bill, which develops a federal framework for diabetes.

And finally, Falk says the opposition parties worked together collaboratively to have the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) submit documents to the Special Committee on Canada-China relations to study the issue of what is happening inside the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Falk says there are Chinese researchers and scientists working in that level four top-secret laboratory and according to public documents, there has been the transportation of deadly pathogens and viruses between Canada and China.

"So we want full disclosure on that," he says. "The Liberals have been fighting that every step of the way."

In fact, Falk says the Liberals are actually challenging the Speaker's ruling in a court of law.

"They have again shown, the Liberals, that they have complete disregard for our parliamentary system and for the authority of Parliament and as a Liberal party they are going to challenge the Speaker's ruling and I believe that's just shameful," adds Falk.

Meanwhile, Falk says there were also a number of bills which he voted against during this last sitting. One of those was Bill C-7, which is the expansion of medical assistance in dying.

"It got expanded to include things like folks suffering from mental health would be able to fast track or hasten their death even more than the legislation had previously allowed for and ask for assisted suicide," he says. "We just think that's wrong just conceptually."

He notes when people are suffering from mental health, they do not need a way to kill themselves faster. Falk says the other glaring omission from the legislation is conscience rights protection for physicians and health care workers.

Falk says another issue that is important to residents in Provencher is Bill C-21 or the firearms legislation.

"(The Liberals) are basing their restrictions on the appearance of the gun instead of on the functionality of the gun, and so they've really got that mixed up," adds Falk. "They are trying to be tough on gun owners but what it actually does is it impacts law-abiding hunters and firearms owners and it does nothing to attack the real issue of gun violence and gang violence."

Also this last year, Falk was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance. He notes part of that work has involved reviewing and studying the budget, which the Liberals finally produced after two years. Falk adds they also brought forward an economic update that showed they had spent $354 billion more last year than they collected in revenue.

And finally, Falk says all indications out of Ottawa are that Canadians will probably be heading to the polls this fall.

"As Conservatives, we are ready for an election, here in Provencher I'm ready for an election," says Falk. "As soon as the Prime Minister feels he is ready, I say bring it on because we would like to see a Conservative government back in power to get a hold of our finances, to rein it in and to give Canadians hope for a better future."