MP Brad Trost stays mum about PotashCorp deal

Saskatoon-Humboldt MP Brad Trost is justifying his silence regarding the proposed hostile takeover of PotashCorp on Tuesday.

“The Investment Canada Act basically forbids people like me, why I’m not totally sure, from commenting or influencing because it’s got to be done proper(ly),” Trost told News Talk Radio.

“The second thing I’m advised is that if we don’t do this right, it can be challenged in court and overturned.”

Even though Trost won’t reveal his personal thoughts on the proposed takeover, he is actively seeking the opinions of others. He’s even resorting to cornering people in fast food restaurants and enlisting the help of former municipal politicians.

“I have them going out on coffee row for me, getting feedback on people, trying to find out what the nuanced (opinion) is. I’m trying to get a broad spectrum of my constituency (too see) what their values are, what they’re really looking for from us,” Trost said.

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Trost expected to meet with Saskatchewan cabinet ministers Bill Boyd and Jeremy Harrison in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss the proposed deal.