PolitiKit

Canadian Organic Standards - standards review, equivalency agreements, standards assurance, standards enforcement.

Continued funding for regulated standards review process. Funding for research and development.

Economic Development: lobbying activity will include briefings, presentations and discussions associated with the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) policy as it relates to defence and civil security programs. The ITB policy is a key evaluated component of many of the federal government programs that Saab competes in, and as such information on the means through which the company aims to address its ITB obligations is worthy of discussion with the relevant government authorities.

Defence: lobbying activities will include discussions, briefing and presentations on Defence and Civil Security related programs. These include, but are not limited to, aerospace programs, maritime/naval programs, land domain programs, training and simulation programs, research and development and civil security related activities

Discussions with officials on the inclusion of food waste reduction and surplus food rescue initiatives in the proposed National Food Security Strategy.

Discussions with officials with regards to measurement and monitoring of food loss and waste.

Official Languages Act - ensuring the Government of Canada’s commitment to opportunities to learn a second official language

Official Languages Support Programs - Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Second Language Learning Component - promoting and ensuring equitable access to quality French Second Language programs (French Immersion, Core French, Extended French, etc.).

Action Plan for Official Languages - Informing on French Second Language issues/concerns and advocating for policies and programs.

Advanced Payments Program: Permanently increase the interest-free portion of the Advanced Payments Program to $350,000, streamline administration requirements, and reverse AAFC's recent changes to lending policy requiring administrators to classify all clients as "high risk" for four years regardless of their credit standing.

National Food Security Strategy - Agriculture should be treated as a national priority, given its central role in food security, economic growth, and global stability. A national food security strategy should put farmers and food production at its core by improving access to capital, protecting farmland, stabilizing input supplies, accelerating innovation through more efficient regulation, expanding value-added processing, addressing labour shortages, and modernizing transportation and supply chain infrastructure through a whole-of-government approach.

Critical Farm Input Strategy - to establish a coordinated approach to ensuring Canadian farmers have reliable and timely access to essential inputs such as fertilizer, crop protection products, energy, and veterinary tools that are fundamental to food production, yet availability is increasingly vulnerable to supply chain volatility, geopolitical instability, and regulatory barriers.

Bill C-273, An Act to amend the Feeds Act, the Fertilizers Act, the Seeds Act, the Pest Control Products Act and the Food and Drugs Act - with respect to the need to accelerate access to new tools and technologies by leveraging trusted jurisdictions' risk and science-based decisions to streamline approval timelines and use use mechanisms such as conditional approvals to bring safe, innovative products to market faster for the agricultural sector.

Starlight Investments is seeking meetings with the government to explore potential funding opportunities for its military housing and defence infrastructure projects.

Starlight Investments is seeking meetings to navigate the regulatory environment to enable further investment in Canada’s defence sector.

Agriculture and International Trade - Promote and defend Canada's supply management system as it relates to the World Trade Organization and Canada-European Trade Agreement negotiations, as well as other bilateral and multilateral negotiations.

Maintain communications with International trade partners and potential partners.

Advocate for economic and innovation supports to achieve industry growth vision.

climate/environment - Renewable Fuels, supporting the development of renewable fuels in Canada. Canada's Clean Fuel standard incentivizes the use of canola bases fuels.

Economic Development - supporting the economic development of rural communities and the Canadian economy by advocating for policies that help farmers succeed.

Advancing biofuels policy and the benefits of biofuels for canola farmers, processors, and rural communities.

Fertilizer issues, shortages and rising prices related to global events

Canada's program regarding research for wheat, corn and soybeans under Agriculture Canada's A-base funded Research Projects.