PolitiKit

Discussions regarding official language funding amounts and mechanisms.

Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act – Ensure sensible rules for natural health products. Address prohibition on sampling of natural health products directly to the consumer. Implication of Health Canada’s proposed Consumer Health Products Framework. Consideration of the 53 recommendations made in 1998 by the Standing Committee on Health.

Official Languages policy framework - Updates across linguistic policy files pertaining to rapprochement, linguistic duality or second-language instruction

Seeking an amendment to the criminal code to strengthen penalties for assaults on transit workers and expand the current definition of transit operators to include all transit workers.

Projet de loi C-13 Loi modifiant la Loi sur les langues officielles, édictant la Loi sur l’usage du français au sein des entreprises privées de compétence fédérale et apportant des modifications connexes à d’autres lois ; Sollicitations auprès des membres du Comité permanent sur les langues officielles pour prendre en considération dans le projet de loi des intérêts des PME francophones et de certaines facettes reliées à des dossiers spécifiques d'application de la loi, par exemple dans le domaine l'égalité renforcée des langues officielles, des appuis à des secteurs d'activités économiques spécifiques tel que la petite enfance, l'immigration francophone renforcée, l'usage du français dans les entreprises ou encore le développement économique communautaire auprès des communautés de langues française en situation minoritaire.

Loi sur les langues officielles - son application et sa mise en oeuvre -particulièrement les Parties IV,V et VII

Loi sur les langues officielles - son application et sa mise en oeuvre - particulièrement les Parties IV,V et VII

To bring awareness to the OneClose mortgage product solution and reflect industry experience on government programs to increase housing supply.

Regulation - Secure regulatory approval to confirm the OneClose mortgage loan complies with existing federal legislation governing mortgage insurance. This includes potential amendments to the Protection of Residential Mortgage Hypothecary Insurance Act.

Work with Health Canada on the implementation of Bill C-284, a National Strategy for Eye Care. As experts in eye and vision health, support the consultation process and the production of a final report.

Secure funding for a National Vision Health Desk at the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Federal government to continue to play a leadership role in working with provinces to implement national long-term care and home care guidelines for daily oral health care and regular professional preventive care.

SENIORS: Ensuring that all vulnerable seniors (including those living independently in their communities and those living in long-term care homes) have access to necessary and appropriate oral health care to age in wellness and with dignity.

CANADA STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS: Expansion of the current list of eligible professionals for student loan forgiveness to help bring more dental hygienists to work in under-served rural and remote communities that lack the primary health care they need.

ACCES TO ORAL HEALTH CARE: Improved access to preventive oral health care services for millions of vulnerable people across Canada (emphasis on children, seniors aging in communities and in long-term care, people with disabilities, rural and remote communities, Indigenous communities, low-income households).

DENTAL CARE FOR CANADIANS: Recommendations to support the delivery of the Canada Dental Benefit, Canada Dental Care Plan (Budget 2023), Oral Health Access Fund (Budget 2023), and Investments in Better Dental Care Data (Statistics Canada).

CANADA’S HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE: Addressing Canada’s health workforce crisis, including but not limited to incentives and supports to increase recruitment and retention within the health workforce generally, and to address the rural and remote health workforce specifically.

NATIONAL ORAL HEATH RESEARCH STRATEGY: Addressing essential oral health and oral health care-related research questions, facilitate knowledge translation and further knowledge exchange (Canadian Institutes of Health Research).

Fraudulent Hotel Bookings through temporary resident visa applications

Enhance tourism infrastructure and funding for Destination Canada

Youth workforce proposal and connecting newcomers to hotel careers

Discussion with government officials regarding policies or programs that relate to the Government of Canada’s “Cyber Security Strategy” , “Hydrogen”, “Aeroderivative Gas Turbines” and funding that may be available to Siemens Energy Canada Limited.

A government administered system of risk reductions for proponents in the renewable energy project space. For instance, a government fund that companies can apply to which eases commercial risks associated with start up hydrogen projects. In addition, contracts for difference (CFDs) in the context of projects in the energy industry and long-term carbon pricing.

Improve Trade with China - Requesting a World Trade Organization WTO Challenge to reduce trade barriers, requesting that MPs and Senators rally for better trade relations with China as pet industry exports are embargoed