The Member of Parliament for Provencher says what happened Wednesday in Steinbach is a rare occurrence.
Ted Falk hosted Federal Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose and her partner JP Veitch. The two dined with about eighty Conservative supporters at lunch before taking in a tour at WS Steel.
Ambrose got a firsthand look at the new CX-6 SMART Seeder, a piece of equipment which WS President Joe Waldner earlier this month referred to as a "game changer." Ambrose says it is 
"This is an amazing use of technology," says Ambrose. "This is a benefit to farmers because the yields go up, it's good for their profit margins and the farming community."
But she says manufacturing such a product also creates jobs, which are important to our economy.
"I just met a couple of amazing young people that have a career in welding, engineering, that are able to stay in their own community, have a career that is worthy and makes it possible for them to raise a family and live in a great place like Provencher and Steinbach," she says.
Ambrose says WS Steel is a great example of how innovation and technology can help create good jobs, which is good for the environment and good for the health of Canadians.
The Provencher MP toured Ambrose through Steinbach two weeks after presenting his private member's bill, Fairness In Charitable Gifts Act on Parliament Hill. Ambrose says this bill will encourage Canadians to give more to charity because of the higher tax credit they will receive.
"It's been widely supported and we think that it will get support across all party lines," notes Ambrose.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down several mandatory minimum sentencing laws, ruling them unconstitutional. Ambrose says a lot of Canadians are disappointed by this move.
"Parliament really should be the place where laws are made and courts are the people that should uphold them," suggests Ambrose. "It's disappointing when judges become activists and decide that it's up to them to make laws."
Ambrose says it took ten years for the former Conservative government to create a justice system where the victim was at the heart of that system. But she says the courts are now rolling that back and the new Liberal government is also looking at rolling back some of their "tough on crime" bills.
"We're going to fight that every step of the way, because our bills in particular were focused on repeat offenders and very violent offenders and these are the kind of people that we need to keep in jail," says Ambrose.
Wednesday's stop in Steinbach provided local supporters a chance to ask questions of their federal leader. Falk says two issues that were raised were electoral reform and the Mike Duffy trial. Concerning electoral reform, Falk says the suggestion by Conservatives is to take it back to Canadians and through a referendum have them decide. And regarding Mike Duffy, Falk says there was disappointment amongst supporters with the outcome of the trial.
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