PolitiKit

Discussions regarding policy developments on Indigenous engagement, consultation and economic inclusion.

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

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.

Anti racism initiatives and expand support by Canadian government of different initiatives to promote tolerance and diversity, including genocide awareness, commemoration and education.

Accountability for Anti-Racism Initiatives: Public accountability measures should be developed and implemented to support and uphold genuine progress in combating hate in all its forms, as outlined in Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022.

Introduce 'bubble legislation,' or zones of exemption for protests around religious institutions.

Update the Criminal Code of Canada with respect to combating antisemitism and online hate. Create a national strategy to tackle online hate and radicalization using the 2019 Justice Committee report, "Taking Action to End Online Hate", as a foundation. A strategy should draw upon the Christchurch Call, and use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.

Industrial and Technological Benefits

With regard to federal measures to assist the Canadian Aerospace sector and advocate for an aerospace and defence industrial strategy.

Canada's potential contributions to global security in Europe, NATO, and NORAD

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

Advocating on behalf of small and medium sized businesses to facilitate trade between Canada and other countries (CAN-US tariffs, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Chinese tariffs) and improving services offered to them.

CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.

Sharing data information and recommendations related to the state of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) overall and for specific sectors.

Discussion sur la santé des sols, les programmes favorisant les cultures résiliantes et gestion et réglementation des pesticides et autres intrants.

Ensure a green investments Taxonomy does not include fossil fuels.

Supporting S-243, An Act to enact the Climate-Aligned Finance Act, that would include enforcing science-based targets and holding financial institutions accountable to them, establishing climate alignment as a superseding duty, and strengthening capital adequacy requirements.

Federal Budget with respect to sustained funding for WAGE and for Women's Rights organizations.

Enacting legislative changes addressing the use of parental alienation and associated pseudo-concepts, so that our justice system can begin protecting women and children without waiting for a slow change in case law precedent. Banning parental alienation accusations in family court.

Advocate for the creation of new programs and economic institutions to expedite greenhouse gas reductions, such as new climate-oriented crown corporations, a Youth Climate Corps and a new federal just transition transfer program.

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) shares its suggestions for Budget 2025 focusing on: reducing Employment Insurance premiums for small businesses; reducing taxes, red tape and barriers to internal trade; and revisiting the proposed capital gains tax changes.

CFIB supports lower EI rates for small business employers and encourages the adoption of EI training credit for new employees.

Retirement Income Policies, and proposed Canada Pension Plan increases. CFIB is against mandatory increases in Canada Pension Plan, and has provided alternative approaches. CFIB has also shared recommendations to reduce disincentives to work for older workers.

CFIB is advocating for the return of the amount promised to small businesses as part of the carbon rebate and seeks to eliminate the carbon tax in the future.

The provision of border services by CBSA at sufficient levels to support new and existing trade.

National Trade Corridors Fund: Seeking funding for port infrastructure needs, also seeking funding under NTCF or other programs for decarbonization and deferred maintenance of infrastructure.