PolitiKit

Research and share information from Equal Voice's election tracker and other research projects and initiatives (e.g. national polling).

Addressing the barriers faced by women and gender diverse people seeking, and serving in elected office, such as financial, harassment, gender bias.

Modernization of legislatures are more gender-inclusive, family-friendly and a workplace free from harassment

Funds should be directed to supporting family practices, as part of the Federal government's Health Infrastructure Fund announced in Budget 2025.

Connected Care for Canadians Act (BILL S-5) : Urging federal policy makers to adopt this legislation quickly and to ensure that it is supported by a robust set of regulations.

Efforts to reducing administrative burden for family physicians by addressing federal health forms.

Fulfill key investments to support family doctors, promised by the Liberal Party during the 2025 Federal elections. This includes initiatives to provide admin burden relief, set up a new FP practice fund, and create new residency seats.

Advocate for increased federal spending on climate action and infrastructure. We are advocating for the federal government to boost its climate spending to 2% of GDP, including increased transfers to provinces/territories/municipalities/Indigenous nations for climate infrastructure (public transit, renewable energy, zero-emission housing), and to fund a Youth Climate Corps.

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

Federal infrastructure program funding, including (but not limited to) Infrastructure Canada Canada Community Building Fund; Infrastructure programs and funding; Permanent Public Transit Fund; Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) financing; Investing in Canada infrastructure Plan; Universal Broadband; Rural, remote and northern infrastructure;

Environmental and sustainable development policies and programs with regard to local climate change mitigation and adaptation; Disaster mitigation and adaptation; Capacity building for sustainable community planning; Greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions; Water management, watershed planning, wastewater, and stormwater policy; Urban forest management and stewardship; Brownfield redevelopment; National Adaptation Strategy; Greener Homes Grant; Green Building Strategy; Green Municipal Fund.

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, intergovernmental partnerships, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between each order of governments revenues options and their responsibilities to provide services and programs to Canadians. Municipal Growth Framework.

Federal policies and programs with regard to improving accesses to affordable housing, reducing homelessness, building housing-enabling infrastructure, building housing and increasing the housing supply

Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Agreements, Revenue sharing with the federal and provincial governments: Federal policies and programs with regard to the payments in lieu of taxes (PILTs) system, recognition of municipal governments contributions to economic growth, the fiscal imbalance between the three level of government.

Policy and program recommendations that relate to and impact local governments and their ability to mitigate, prepare for, and respond to the changing climate. This includes programming for GHG reductions and to implement local adaptation measures.

Recommendations for national policies including high-speed rail transportation, home building, electric grid expansion, resilience strategies and changes to current industry tax allowances.

Advocating for modernizing the Fisheries Act and policies to be inclusive of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, ecosystem-approaches and climate change.

Amendment to the compassionate care program to make it more accessible to caregivers and to increase the length of the benefit.

Policies or programs related to access to care and potential treatments for the ALS Community.

Engagement with Canadian foreign policy and international assistance across global regions

Advocating for a disability lens to be applied to all federal government policy impacting sport, physical activity and recreation.

Advocating for funding to support access to sport, physical activity and recreation for Canadians living with a disability.

Advocating for the addition of a fifth pillar in Canada's Disability Inclusion Action Plan.

Advocating for funding to support access to sport, physical activity and recreation for Canadians with a disability.

Monitoring Canadian policies relating to environmental justice and encouraging Canada to take concrete steps to rectify past environmental injustices and prevent future environmental harms.

Introduction of a tax credit for SME's to invest in their cyber security.

Introduction of a tax credit for homeowners and businesses altering or renovating their property to increase resilience from weather related damage.

Creation of a federal earthquake insurance solution.

Creation of a National Flood Insurance program.