PolitiKit

Crown rent reform: Working with government on commitments to reform the federal airport Crown rent formula.

Airport funding programs, ACAP and a new growth and resilience program: Seeking the establishment of a new Small and Medium Airports Growth and Resilience program for economic and growth infrastructure, and recapitalization of the underfunded Airports Capital Assistance Program to meet safety, security, rehabilitation and economic development needs at airports that fall outside current program eligibility.

Advocating a policy modernization and red-tape-reduction agenda for the airport system. These include: digitization of traveller and cargo processing across federal agencies along with improved back-end government systems needed to deliver it; assessment of aviation regulation through a competitiveness, operational and regional resilience lens; modernized rules governing airport land use and commercial flexibility that keep fees low; and, improved zoning and resolution processes for airspace protection from incompatible development.

Seeking federal budget investments to sustain and grow Canada’s national airport system as strategic economic and dual-use infrastructure. This includes securing new funding and eligibility for infrastructure and economic growth projects at small and mid-size airports facing an unsupported $19 Billion investment gap over 10 years; increasing ACAP funding to meet the true need for safety and security projects at small and northern airports and advancing ground lease extensions and Crown rent reform

Meeting with public office holders on environmental policy and issues related to plastics, recycling and any other proposed changes to plastics regulations.

McDonald's Canada aims to share the reality in and around restaurants regarding public safety.

McDonald's Canada seeks to inform government about its sourcing and investments in Canadian agriculture commodities.

Advancing federal budget investment decisions that sustain and grow the national airport system as strategic economic and dual-use infrastructure essential to Canadians coast to coast to coast. These include: ground lease extensions and crown rent reform; eligibility and new funding for infrastructure and economic growth projects at small and mid-size airports facing an unsupported $19 Billion investment gap over 10 years; and, levelling up Airports Capital Assistance Program (ACAP) funding to meet the true need for safety and security projects at small and northern airports.

Airport funding programs, ACAP and a new growth and resilience program: Seeking the establishment of a new Small and Medium Airports Growth and Resilience program for economic and growth infrastructure, and recapitalization of the underfunded Airports Capital Assistance Program to meet safety, security, rehabilitation and economic development needs at airports that fall outside current program eligibility.

Traveller and cargo digitization: Urging a firm government commitment to digitize traveller and cargo processing, including digital identity verification and digital customs, by implementing the pathways developed through the CBSA-led Traveller Modernization Initiative.

Advocating a policy modernization and red-tape-reduction agenda for the airport system. These include: digitization of traveller and cargo processing across federal agencies along with improved back-end government systems needed to deliver it; assessment of aviation regulation through a competitiveness, operational and regional resilience lens; modernized rules governing airport land use and commercial flexibility that keep fees low; and, improved zoning and resolution processes for airspace protection from incompatible development.

Crown rent reform: Working with government on commitments to reform the federal airport Crown rent formula.

Engaging government on potential funding and financing opportunities for the Shaakichiuwaanaan Project.

Engaging government on alignment, applicability and support opportunities through the Critical Minerals Strategy and Major Projects Office.

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - In relation to enabling a sufficient workforce to support domestic fruit and vegetable production.

National Food Security Strategy– in respect of strengthening the systems that support the safe, timely movement and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetable products across Canada’s borders and domestic supply chains.

National School Food Program - Improve and increase access to the nutritious food all students need and supporting food insecure households

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

Bankruptcy Insolvency Act - Trust Provisions - In respect of establishing a financial commercial business risk mitigation tool for the fresh fruit & vegetable industry via a fair and ethical marketplace environment.

Canada's policy on Free Trade Agreements to ensure that any proposed Agreements improve foreign market access for wheat, corn and soybeans

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

Canada's policy with respect to the rules governing the design and funding of Agristability and Agrirecovery programs that are part of Canada's Business Risk Management Programs for Agriculture. Policies related to the Clean Fuels Standard

Tariffs on fertilizer coming into Canada

Clean Fuels Standard regulations and how they work for farmers

The development of a national outdoor recreation satellite account within Statistics Canada to capture the economic and social contributions of the outdoor recreation sector. This will help governments and the sector to better understand it's contributions and how to best resource the sector.

Establish at Statistics Canada a new category for the Outdoor Recreation sector to track key economic data

Availability of animal health products and tools, in respect to disease response and preparedness in Canada

Trade policy, in respect of supply management and international and domestic trade

Trade policy, in respect of supply management and international and domestic trade

Availability of animal health products and tools, in respect to disease response and preparedness in Canada

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.

Dedicated Agriculture and Agri-Food Infrastructure Funding Stream - to establish a dedicated agriculture and agri-food infrastructure stream within federal programming to improve access, coordination, and impact of national infrastructure projects for the agricultural sector. A persistent gap exists for mid-scale, regionally specific projects that fall between innovation programming and large-scale infrastructure programming. Key needs for agriculture include logistics corridors, processing and storage capacity, water and irrigation systems, energy infrastructure, and digital connectivity.

Regional and Bilateral Trade Negotiations with regard to possible impact on the Canadian chicken sector.

Tariff classifications, Tariff enforcement, Duties Deferral and Drawback Programs.

Farm policy and programs with respect to business risk management, innovation, environment, etc.