Suzie Racine

-Seeking funding for proposed training and farm innovations for workers and farm employers. -Proposed Agriculture and Agri-Food Workforce Action Plan and Workforce Program, to increase the labour supply and to increase training for the agriculture sector workers and employers. -Address agriculture labour issues and shortages with government officials by seeking support for the implementation of Agri-Food Immigration Pilot that will allow immigration access for farm and food workers, also create new incentives to encourage refugees and new immigrants to work on farms and to also address the Temporary Foreign Worker Program application process issues with administrative efficiencies.

With respect to the energy sector, a just-transition program that includes all workers affected by changes including training and upskilling workers into new jobs. With respect to making housing costs more affordable, rent support and national rent control standards. Universal Childcare with respect to the creation of a publicly funded and publicly administered National Childcare program. Trans-Pacific Partnership, with respect to impact studies and consultations. Temporary Foreign Worker Program - requesting a more robust immigration program and greater access to permanent residency for workers, particularly where there is a genuine labour market shortage; ensuring that Canadians and permanent residents are more efficiently engaged in the labour market to substantially decrease unemployment in Canada National Food Policy with respect to the establishment of a national food policy council inclusive of tripartite involvement and representation. Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls with respect to implementing the calls to justice recommended by the final report of the National Inquiry of the MMIWG. Indigenous Rights with respect to appropriate funding and resources to support the development of necessary publicly delivered water infrastructure to indigenous communities across Canada. Formerly known as M 444: A motion to establish a coordinated National Action Plan to Address Violence Against Women with respect to prevention measures, Service, legal and social policy responses. Federal Pay Equity Act, with respect to implementing the recommendations of the 2004 Pay Equity task force and to begin closing the Gender Wage Gap. Equity for First Nations Children in Canada with respect to the adoption of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society's Spirit Bear plan. Employment Labour Shortage in First Nations Communities with respect to education to employment barriers on and off reserve. Employment Insurance with respect to lowering the accumulated hours needed to access E.I. sick benefits to 360 hours of work in the 52 week period. Extending E.I. sickness benefits from 15 to 50 weeks and eliminating the 1 week waiting period to access benefits. Digital platform work with respect to app-based workers Rights, Benefits, Earning standards and Occupational Health and Safety protections. Canadian, US and Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) with respect to protection of Canadian Supply Management and strengthening the Labour Chapter. Automation with respect to the creation of an advisory council and study.