Alexander MacKinnon

Lobbying for the preservation of affordable rental housing Lobbying for the development of new affordable housing, including co-operative housing. Lobbying to ensure that low-income households can continue to live affordably in federally-administered housing co-operatives after their operating agreements end with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Lobbying for renewed low-income subsidies for federal indigenous co-operatives. Lobbying for new low-income subsidies for federal co-ops (including Section 95 program co-op housing). Lobbying for government to examine the consequences of the steady erosion of rent-geared-to-income (RGI) capacity for low-income households in existing federally administered housing providers, including co-operatives. Lobbying for energy retrofit programs for co-op housing. Lobbying around the elimination of homelessness in Canada.

Funding for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)-based innovation and entrepreneurial outreach programs and infrastructure for youth, including First Nations, at-risk youth, girls, First Nations, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants and citizens of Acadien and African-decent.

Discuss Canadian Centre on Substance Use suggestions for safe drinking guidelines. Ensure gov't policy is based on more than one study. Responding to Finance Canada's countermeasures action against the United States in response to tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum products. Advocating for exemption or other relief. Excise Escalator Tax. Advocating for repeal of the automatic annual escalator to the federal excise duty.