Federal Budget 2013 -- budget balance by 2015, infrastructure renewal, innovation, recommendations to support the manufacturing sector
Policies or Program
Canadian international development via DFATD re policies on funding international development projects; on every available occasion advocate DFATD to manage more of its own development resources and open more of its projects to untied competitive bidding by private sector firms as is the practice other aid agencies such as UK's DFID
Efficient approval processes for major energy projects
Foreign policies as they affect trade; maintaining and increasing diplomatic resources in various foreign markets;
Immigration policy with respect to improved business travel visa services;
International development policy with regard to increasing use of Canadians, Canadian expertise and the Canadian private sector
Policy with respect to Canadian official representation in foreign capitals; concern that with successive DFAIT reorganizations and budget-cutting that official Canadian representation in key export growth markets will be reduced, undercutting efforts of Canadian firms to grow in these markets.
Recommendations on Federal policy re nuclear power development in Ontario
Policies or Program, Regulation
Nuclear Cooperation Agreements governing nuclear power exports to India and other countries with regard to SNC-Lavalin's ability to provide services in such markets