Yianni Papadatos

To participate in consultations regarding any changes to mail service in remote, rural, and Northern communities, following the government's announcement that the moratorium on rural post offices will be lifted.

Advocate for infrastructure funding for recreational marine activities. Advocate for equitable waterway access for recreational boaters. Advocate for continued access to CanExport for Associations. Advocate for continued industry consultation on waterway access measures relating to the Vessel Operating Restriction Regulations (VORR). Advocate for continued tariff remissions and trade diversification support for recreational marine products and Canadian marine businesses. Advocate for targeted funding for research and development in marine hybrid and electric propulsion, as well as incentives to promote green, carbon-neutral manufacturing processes and support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure at marinas and boating access points. Advocate for modernized marine regulations that strengthen on-water safety and minimize burden on recreational boaters and businesses.

Advocate for infrastructure funding for recreational marine activities. Advocate for targeted funding for research and development in marine hybrid and electric propulsion, as well as incentives to promote green, carbon-neutral manufacturing processes and support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure at marinas and boating access points. Advocate for targeted funding and supports for recreational marine infrastructure, boating safety, and the management of aquatic invasive species. Advocate for modernized marine regulations that strengthen on-water safety and minimize burden on recreational boaters and businesses. Advocate for continued access to CanExport for Associations. Advocate for tariff remission on recreational marine products impacted by cross-border duties. Tourism promotion with regard to the government's announcement to develop a National Tourism Strategy for Canada. Meet with MPs and other officials to raise the profile of our industry and why it needs a place in the tourism strategy Promote modernized marine regulations that strengthen on-water safety and minimize burden on recreational boaters and businesses. This includes improvements to the pleasure craft licensing system and Pleasure Craft Operator Competency Program. Advocate for changes and further consultation on Environment and Climate Change Canada's proposed ban on the manufacture, use, sale and import of decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) - specifically amendments to address the potential negative health and safety; economic; and trade impacts.

Advocate for targeted funding and supports for recreational marine infrastructure, boating safety, and the management of aquatic invasive species. Advocate for infrastructure funding for recreational marine activities. Advocate for equitable waterway access for recreational boaters. Advocate for modernized marine regulations that strengthen on-water safety and minimize burden on recreational boaters and businesses. Advocate for targeted funding for research and development in marine hybrid and electric propulsion, as well as incentives to promote green, carbon-neutral manufacturing processes and support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure at marinas and boating access points. Advocate for continued access to CanExport for Associations. Advocate for continued tariff remissions and trade diversification support for recreational marine products and Canadian marine businesses. Advocate for continued industry consultation on waterway access measures relating to the Vessel Operating Restriction Regulations (VORR).

Engaging in government stakeholder conversations as it relates to postage rates and the sustainability of Canada Post. Engaging in government stakeholder conversations around international ecommerce transactions including the collection of duty and tax and the clearance of customs. Engaging in government stakeholder consultations on the operations of the Canada Border Services Agency.

Engaging in government stakeholder conversations as it relates to postage rates and the sustainability of Canada Post. Engaging in government stakeholder consultations on the operations of the Canada Border Services Agency. Engaging in government stakeholder conversations around international ecommerce transactions including the collection of duty and tax and the clearance of customs.

Discussions on policies, programs and regulations related to the energy efficiency, decarbonization, and competitiveness of the mining and metal industry. Discussions on mining and regional economic development, including mine closures, as well as policies on conservation, nature-based solutions, and marine protected areas. Discussions on enhancing Canada’s Mining and Metals sector competitiveness through fiscal and tax policies, supporting new technologies, innovation, and advanced manufacturing and national security. Discussions on existing policies and regulations that impact efficient operations of port, rail, and transportation and trade corridors; and development of enabling infrastructure to support competitiveness of mining projects in remote regions of Canada. Discussions on policies and programs aimed at enhancing access to energy to support project development. Discussions on regulatory reforms for major projects and their effects on the mining and metal industry. Discussions on labour measures, skilled labour access, supply chain challenges, and the implementation of legislation and regulations related to this topic. Discussions on critical minerals including federal programs and policies, sector competitiveness, infrastructure, and project updates Trade-related matters, including policies, tariffs, international agreements.

Seeking to restore federal funding for services for those across Canada with reading disabilities. Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, with respect to Division 2, Amendments to the Canada Post Corporation Act

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, with respect to Division 2, Amendments to the Canada Post Corporation Act Seeking to restore federal funding for services for those across Canada with reading disabilities.

Trade Policy -- Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) and Possible new policies or regulations, and international negotiations, affecting Canada's international trade regime and consequences for the steel industry. Fiscal, program, policies, and other measures important to the Canadian manufacturing sector's international competitiveness, trade policies, innovation, including investment support for the steel sector. Federal Budgets as they relate to the steel sector, including measures associated with economic development, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and improving the climate for investment, including tax incentives. Climate change and air pollutant policies and regulations, particularly the development of government regulations pursuant to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, in relation to climate change/greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutant regulations for industrial sectors. Regulations regarding the management and shipment of waste materials, including the transportation of dangerous goods. Programs and/or fiscal measures to support industrial workforce skills developmant

Advancing biofuels policy and the benefits of biofuels for canola farmers, processors, and rural communities. Working to secure market access for Canadian canola products Working on sustainability and biodiversity policy as it relates to the Canadian canola industry and agriculture sector. Working on rail and labour policy as it relates to the movement and export of canola and canola products. Working on innovation policy to drive growth and investment in the Canadian canola industry. Supporting multi-lateral and bi-lateral trade negotiations and the implementation of existing agreements to reduce tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers on canola and its products. Implementing a national water monitoring program that supports the environmental safety of plan protection products. Ensuring that the regulation of crop protection products and seed innovations are made using the best available science. Encouraging the development of an Agriculture Policy Framework that supports the competitiveness and growth of the canola sector, including support for the federal and shared funded programs through the Agricultural Policy Framework. Encouraging health/safety/environment approval framework for Plants with Novel Traits and plant breeding innovations that support innovation. Continue obtaining support to resolve market access issues and enhance canola utilization from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's "Agri-Marketing" Program. Continue obtaining support for federal and jointly funded research programs though the Agricultural Policy Framework such as the AgriScience Cluster. The Cluster is a partnership between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the canola industry to produce research that reduces production risk, improves yield, increases market demand and enhances focus on sustainability.

Bill C-15 (Budget 2025 Implementation Act no. 1) with respect to the clause that would repeal the free literature for the blind in the proposed changes to the Canada Post Corporations Act. Accessible Format Production: CELA creates and distributes accessible formats of books for people with print disabilities in Canada. In FY24-25, CELA received its federal funding though the newly launched EARP (Equitable Access to Reading Program), which is a 3 year program through until March 2027. Before that, CELA received federal funding through the SDPP-D program (The Social Development Partnerships Program (Disability)). ESDC administers both the EARP and the SDPP-D; this will be the primary target of lobbying. CELA will be lobbying for stable and ongoing funding for this essential work to help people with print disabilities in Canada. Another possible source of funding is through Canadian Heritage, which supports accessible publishing in various forms as well.

Bill C-15, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025, with respect to Division 2, Amendments to the Canada Post Corporation Act Seek to confirm continued funding for the Centre for Equitable Library Access and the National Network for Equitable Library Service from the government of Canada for accessible reading material for Canadians with print disabilities.

Ensure retailer flyer printing and distribution in Canada remains competitive. At a time when the news publishing industry is facing soaring costs due to inflation, advertising competition from foreign Big Tech giants, and the theft of journalistic content by AI companies, ensure Canada Post offers community newspaper publishers the same rates and level of service they are offering to the dominant commercial printer in Canada. Ensure there is healthy competition in the flyer printing and distribution markets across Canada. Amend the definition of a Qualified Canadian Journalism organization (QCJO), requiring that an organization regularly employ two or more journalists to include: journalists who do not deal at arm’s length with the organization. This would generally include owners/partners who actively pursue, research, analyze, explain, edit, format, design, write or report the news, or select, plan, or assign work, in accordance with journalistic processes and principles. They would work, on average, a minimum of 26 hours per week and spend at least 75% of their time engaged in the production of original written news content, including researching, collecting information, verifying facts, photographing, writing, editing, designing and otherwise preparing content. To halt the theft of copyright protected news content, Public Services and Procurement Canada and Treasury Board should ensure those on the government’s list of interested artificial intelligence suppliers sign a "supplier commitment to support the Government of Canada’s effort in leading the way on ethical AI” that includes a commitment to the principles of transparency, consent, and attribution with respect to all copyright-protected source content. Ensure that the Online News Act continues and that funding is distributed in accordance with the Act and its Regulations. Ensure social media services covered by the Online News Act do not allow publisher content to be reproduced (screen shots, copied text, etc.) without providing compensation to news businesses. Protect intellectual property by preventing LLMs from scraping journalistic content. Ensure search engines cannot abuse their dominant position by de-indexing Canadian news sites if publishers block their AI bots from crawling our protected content without consent, credit, and compensation. Ensure any policy changes to the Aid to Publishers component of the Canadian Periodical Fund take into account the importance of the program, especially to smaller rural community newspapers. Align the Government of Canada advertising policy with the Government of Canada's "Buy Canadian Policy" by directing the Agency of Record to ensure a minimum of 25% of the Government of Canada domestic advertising budget to Canadian private sector news businesses. Ensure Canada Post continues to perform its vital role deliver community newspapers to Canadians. Have Canada Post return to the long-standing policy of exempting community newspapers with commercial inserts (e.g., flyers from local hardware and grocery franchisees) from the Consumers’ Choice program. Community newspapers with commercial inserts are not ‘junk mail’. Ensure that the Copyright Act is not modified through an exception permitting Text and Data Mining (TDM) allowing AI companies to use Canadian news publishers' protected works to train generative AI systems without consent, credit, or compensation. For transparency and to facilitate verification of eligible news publishers under the Online News Act, make the list of Qualified Canadian Journalism Organizations public. Keep advertising in dollars in Canada by closing the loophole in Section 19 of the Income Tax Act that allows for the deductibility of foreign internet advertising. Maintaining the Canadian Journalism Labour Tax Credit at 35%. Abuse of dominance and anti?competitive business practices related to online search, search advertising and display advertising services in Canada. Extending the Local Journali

Discussing the community's projects with an objective of determining best practices to reach full capacity for community-led large-scale projects. This has included asking for direction on potential funding opportunities that are available.