PolitiKit

Discussions regarding Canadian competitiveness, including on regulatory efficiency, as it pertains to environmental assessments and climate policies and taxation.

Discussions regarding climate policies and initiatives, including the federal carbon charge, the Clean Fuel Standard, methane regulations, and the output-based pricing system, as well as policy supports for innovations that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (including Renewable Natural Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, CCUS, hydrogen and power-to-gas).

Discussions regarding market access for energy products, maintaining the integrated North American energy market, Canada-U.S. trade and cross-border issues and Canadian energy exports to other jurisdictions.

Department of Finance: With respect to possible changes to regulations around private corporate pension plans and various proposed tax measures

Nuclear Energy: Advocate for greater recognition of nuclear energy and its role in fighting climate change and supporting CANDU technology development and innovation.

Climate: Inclusion of nuclear energy in the program as a means of maximizing emissions-free nuclear power generation to assist Canada is achieving its emissions reduction objectives.

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the Impact Assessment Act. Bruce Power will be lobbying the government with respect to the Impact Assessment Act and the regulation.

Guidelines for urban transit, intra and extra urban transit systems: Infrastructure and Transportation policy with regard to the development of guidelines, policy and dedicated funding for urban, intra and extra urban transit systems; Intercommunity bus; Aerodromes and airports; Intra and extra urban transit systems; Municipal/railway proximity issues; Trade corridors; Shipping routes and sea ports;

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.

International municipal development; Canadian foreign policy with regard to Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded programs overseas in various countries

Government Procurement - specifically Government priorities and role for private industry in helping to achieve government objectives - e.g. remote work, IT modernization, innovation and R&D intensive products, and crisis communications

With respect to the ongoing war between Gaza and Israel, through a briefing of the situation in Lebanon regarding the fragility of the state already facing a humanitarian crisis, economic crisis and political stalemate on the election of a president, the Canadian Government is being asked to work with the international community to put pressure on key stakeholders to neutralize Lebanon from the effects of the Gaza war, and to do so by establishing a global consensus that Lebanon is not represented by Hezbollah, which is a non state actor and is controlled by Iran.

Work with the newly elected Lebanase President, Joseph Aoun, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, after forming a government, to review existing treaties with Canada, including E101529. These treaties, along with international law should serve as the foundation for any bilateral discussions on reconstruction to ensure that Canadians can recover their deposists held in Lebanese banks. This marks an important next step as Lebanon transitions from a country in need of humanitarian aid to a global economic partner.

a) monetary assistance for the Lebanese Armed Forces to help with a reservist program in every district in Lebanon (15) that would target women for non-combat roles within the Armed Forces. Work with the UN to help with this along with a well respected Canadian charity with feet on the ground inside Lebanon. For example, The Sisterhood of Diman Foundation in conjunction with the Canadian Red Cross.

f) identify possible Canadian Government resources to help strengthen and advance political reforms in Lebanon. This is one area that the international community is requiring from Lebanon in exchange for monetary aid and economic recovery, and so therefore, Lebanon needs assistance in this area and to help the newly elected change MP's in the country with resources on reform.

e) Provide Technical Assistance to the Lebanese Government to create new and update existing policies pertaining to refugees and asylum seekers, including a policy framework to distinguish between Syrian Refugees and Syrian Economic migrants including a policy for Syrian Workers in Lebanon. This is to help alleviate the excessive demand on Lebanon's resources including education, water, energy, food, medicine, medical care, housing, and economic opportunities for families' livelihood.

Help with enforcing UN resolutions pertaining to Lebanon, specifically 1701, 1559 and 1680 and increase the role of UNIFIL to ensure restraint at the borders and prevention an escalation of war, and to manage border traffic of migrants and refugees.

Work with the institutions that represent the state (which is currently operating at minimum / fragile manner) and these include the Lebanese Army, Internal Security Forces, free civil society, medical and educational sector and providers of humanitarian aid.

Representations regarding the draft Select Luxury Items Tax Act and its impact on business aircraft manufacturers

Representations regarding Canadian and international defence procurement.

Canadian diplomatic relations related to the trade agreements with Israel and other nations in the Middle East

International Relations: Discussions on Canadian interventions at the UN regarding economic sanctions approved by the Security Council; Canadian positions on the NPT (Non-proliferation treaty) review conference; Canadian involvement in the Israel-Palestinians peace process.

Diplomatic relations with Iran should not be renewed until specific conditions are met, including an end to calls for the destruction of Israel, an end to state-sponsored terrorism, and the provision of all evidence related to Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. The entirety of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps should be banned by the government.