Billy Morrison

Advocating on issues that affect the business interests such as increasing national, regional and local opportunities for tourism, travel and trade, as well as enhance the traveller experience. Advocating for land use policy and regulations for the protection of Canada’s airspace. Advocating for funding of airport infrastructure

Discussing the importance of new policies and programs related to sport, physical activity, reducing Canada's climate footprint, community infrastructure (including revisiting the fiscal arrangement between levels of government), housing, immigration, youth employment, and mental and physical health promotion. Pursue dedicated federal funding from Canadian Heritage and Infrastructure Canada to expand CPRA's Canadian Parks, Recreation and Sport Infrastructure Database to help municipalities and local organizations enhance planning efforts, identify opportunities to maximize facility usage, and benchmark provision standards. Securing bridge funding through Canada's regional development agencies to support CPRA's youth employment program

Support the development of a Pan-Canadian Genomics Strategy as it relates to investing in and adopting and commercializing new genomic techniques in Canadian agriculture. Supporting multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and the implementation of existing agreements to reduce tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on agriculture and agri-food products. Support enhanced resources for federal regulatory bodies to make science-based decisions on crop protection products and seed varieties. Seeds Act with respect to regulatory modernization (seed modernization) as it applies to seeds that are imported, conditioned, stored, tested, labelled, exported and sold in Canada. Pest Control Products Act as it relates to the import, packaging, distribution, labelling, sale and use of products that control pests. Input on climate change and greenhouse gas policy, strategies and their impacts on the agriculture industry. Implementing a national water monitoring program that supports the environmental safety of plan protection products. Encouraging health/safety/environment approval framework for Plants with Novel Traits and plant breeding innovations that support innovation. Canadian Food Inspection Act legislation and regulation as it relates to agriculture production and trade. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) with respect to policy and regulations for pest control products. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) as it relates to policy and regulations on plastics. Broadband: Expedite and support efforts to bring affordable, reliable high-speed internet and mobile coverage to rural and remote communities.

Health Infrastructure Fund - hospital infrastructure Bill C-265 - FDA amendments related to pre-approval of therapeutic products Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) - various bills, including with respect to advance requests and in the context of mental illness Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada with respect to artificial intelligence (AI) Investments in health research, commercialization support, and recruitment of scientists to Canada. Health care implications of an aging population; Senior care; Health research and innovation to address aging population implications Tri-Council - Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) with respect to research funding.