PolitiKit

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.

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

Discussions regarding projects, expansions, optimizations, and changes to tolling arrangements relating to Enbridge’s liquids pipelines, natural gas pipelines, and utilities and power assets.

Food and Drugs Act, labeling and ingredients, supplemented foods

Health Canada's Healthy Eating Strategy: Changes to food/beverage labeling and advertising/marketing provisions.

Supply chain efficiency, with respect to working with the Supply Chain Office to make Canada's supply chains more fluid, reliable and resilient.

Shipping Conference Exemption Act, with respect to the role that shipping alliances and vessel sharing agreements play in Canada's international trade.

Bill C-52, the Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Transportation System Act, with respect to providing users and tenants a mechanism for challenging new or revised port fees through the Canadian Transportation Agency, amongst other items.

Labour Minister's review of the structural issues underlying port labour disputes on the west coast, with respect to comments on the terms of reference developed by the Industrial Inquiry Commission leading the review

Enhancing access to mental health care through primary care and create parity of funding for mental and physical health services for persons with mental health, substance use and physical health conditions

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.

Meeting Canada's supply chain infrastructure deficit and how it will be financed and funded. Seeking funding from Transport and Finance.

Influencing the National Supply Chain Strategy by submitting detailed recommendations.

Supply chain fluidity and the role of the National Supply Chain Office in supply chain challenges.

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

Advocacy to boost support for university research innovation, investments, and international programs.

Advocacy to increase support for university research, including research funding and granting programs administered by the tri-council agencies (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC) and other departments and agencies.

Support for university infrastructure, including research and learning facilities, technology resources, and sustainable campus infrastructure.

Impact assessments: seeking clarity and precision on timelines for reviews.

Canada Marine Act and Bill C-33: seeking changes to letters patent processes to provide greater financial flexibility for ports, governance reforms and other changes to Bill C-33 and the Canada Marine Act.

Representations regarding Canadian and international defence procurement.

Discuss and sharing of best practices with respect to Bell Let’s Talk mental health initiative.

Discuss policies and programs relating to federal research funding.

Raise awareness of Perimeter Institute and its ongoing work.

Advocacy to enhance support for university research mobilization and commercialization activities.

Advocacy to improve immigration policies and programs for prospective and current university students, faculty, and staff.

Advocacy to advance Canadian leadership in priority areas to support world class research, talent attraction and retention, and knowledge mobilization.

Improve access to palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in Canada.

Communications regarding the need to invest $15 million over 3 years to implement national standards for diagnosis, treatment and care for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. This will ensure that the health systems across the country have access to quality standards to be able to realize the benefits of any disease modifying drugs approved in Canada.

Budget 2025 - as it relates to full and sustainable funding by the Government of Canada in: A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire

National standards and Safe Long-term Care Act include a common standard for the definition of an Essential Care Partner (ECP).

Communications regarding the need for $20 million over 5 years through programs like Age Well at Home, and a longer-term and larger commitment to programs like ASC's FirstLink® that have been proven to support people with dementia to live well as long as possible at home and in the community.

Funding opportunities under PHAC's Dementia Community Investment and Dementia Strategic Fund to support awareness-raising, dementia guidelines, diversity & Inclusion and best practices.

Health Canada as it pertains to the approval of disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias that aim to slow or halt the progression of the disease.

Implementation metrics and success criteria for "A Dementia Strategy for Canada:Together We Aspire."