PolitiKit

Industry, with respect to Canadian space program policy and governance; space strategies; advocacy for a National Space Council; Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) program; commercial space policy and programs; future government space mission concepts; Canadian involvement in international space programs; international cooperation agreements

Telecommunications, with respect to satellite technology for connectivity; advanced communications technologies; digital economic strategies; spectrum policy and auctions

International relations, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council

Government procurement, with respect to procurement policies; Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) program

Transportation, with respect to rocket launch regulations

Industry, with respect to future space regulatory framework changes

Security, with respect to space technologies as part of Canada's Critical Infrastructure

Industry, with respect to space regulatory framework modernization; international cooperation agreements; broadband regulations; spectrum policy and auctions

Security, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council

Infrastructure, with respect to space technologies as part of Canada's Critical Infrastructure

International relations, with respect to Canadian involvement in international space programs

Budget, with respect to Canadian space program investment

Budget, with respect to the Government of Canada prioritizing space and creating a National Space Council

Transportation, with respect to Canada's launch capacity

Defence, with respect to the Government of Canada creating a National Space Council

Rural, remote and northern municipal issues: Federal policies and programs with regard to delivering infrastructure funding in rural, remote and northern communities, trade irritants effecting rural, remote and northern communities, the development and implementation of the northern strategy in the three territories and the development of a rural champion at the federal cabinet level.

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.

Rail, Airports and Ports: Federal policies and programs with regard to access to national and international markets for trade, intra-city movement of people and goods and sustainability of small and rural communities. Municipal role in the G-7 &G-20 and trade negotiations with foreign countries surrounding tarrifs.

Support for farmer-centric policies and strategies that improve resiliency in the face of extreme weather, mitigate against rising costs and inflation, support food security, improve access to new markets while partnering to share the costs of reaching Canada's climate targets; Carbon emission-reduction targets related to fertilizer

Seeking support for a Healthy Homes Tax Credit that includes providing a tax credit for Radon Mitigation and Residential Air Filtration Units.

Seeking recognition that vaping and nicotine use are key points of initiation for youth (not harm reduction) and the commitment to review the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, specifically to include the integration of nicotine reduction targets (such as the federal 5% by 2035 goal) into all relevant national policies and mandates.

Seeking the commission of a comprehensive report to define the scale and understand the impact of respiratory health issues using reliable data to identify urgent gaps, set clear national targets, and lay the foundation for tracking measurable progress towards improving respiratory health.

We ask the federal government to fund MS research in partnership with MS Canada, leveraging our connections and expertise to focus and further our understanding of MS, pursue leading-edge research on repair and regeneration, and explore prevention strategies, including targeting the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

Advocate for increased and continued representation of disability sector supports in annual budget. Seek additional funding for Disability Benefits, Disability Tax Credit, Enabling Accessibility Fund.

International Development Assistance policies and funding across the development and humanitarian spectrum

Informing government officials on the merits of digital language testing options.

Advocate for the cancellation and remedy of all unjust and unsustainable debts held by Canada without conditions. Use our position within the G7 and G20 to advocate for further debt cancellation measures and financial reforms. For Canada to advocate for the establishment of a transparent, binding, representative and inclusive UN body for debt resolution: a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt.

Advocate for Bill S-243 The Climate-Aligned Finance Act. This legislation would guide Canada’s financial sector through an orderly transition to a low-carbon economy while safeguarding the financial system from the systemic risks posed by climate change by increasing coherence, transparency, and accountability.

Work with Transport Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada and Finance Canada to ensure effective application of the Net Zero Accelerator measures as defined in Budget 2021 in section 5.1, in particular aiming at the creation of a decarbonization system Canada's own marine industry that relies on the use of renewable fuels, including biodiesel.

Working with Transport Canada and Global Affairs Canada to ensure that regulations around water treatments affecting operations of the Canadian fleets, who are sharing trade routes with USA fleets, are harmonized with the USA regulatory body to maintain Canada's competitive on the market.

Encourager le gouvernement fédéral à mettre en place des mesures favorisant le commerce inter-provinces et l'harmonisation des réglementations concernant le transport maritime entre ces mêmes provinces, notamment l'acceptation des normes des navires spécialisées en voyages à proximité du littoral, classe 2 à travers l'entiereté des agences réglementaires des Grands Lacs.

Assurer le maintien d'un contexte d'opérations optimal lors de l'application du Règlement sur l'eau de ballast : DORS/2021-120 paru dans la Gazette du Canada, Partie II, volume 155, numéro 13.