Policies or Program

• ESTABLISH A DEDICATED FEDERAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND
• INTRODUCE REVISIONS TO CANADA’S FOOD GUIDE TO INCLUDE MORE EMPHASIS ON THE CONSUMPTION OF WHOLE FOODS AND COOKING FROM SCRATCH AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO VERSIONS OF THE FOOD GUIDE, ONE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND A SIMPLIFIED VERSION FOR CONSUMERS.

Policies or Program, Regulation

• CLOSE LOOPHOLES (INCLUDING MENTHOL) ON FLAVOURED TOBACCO PRODUCTS; INTRODUCE PLAIN AND STANDARDIZED TOBACCO PACKAGING; INTRODUCE E-CIGARETTE REGULATIONS
• IMPLEMENT A MONITORING MECHANISM TO TRACK FOOD AND INDUSTRY PROGRESS ON SODIUM REDUCTION.
• IMPLEMENT REGULATIONS TO RESTRICT INDUSTRY MARKETING OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
• INTRODUCE IMPROVED SUGAR AND SODIUM LABELLING ON FOOD PRODUCTS
• PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH CHARITIES' POLITICAL ACTIVITIES ARE REGULATED BY CRA
• THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO FUND RESEARCH RELATED TO HEART DISEASE AND STROKE AND PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CAPACITY AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.

Regulation

• IMPLEMENT A MANUFACTURER’S LEVY ON SUGARY DRINKS. REVENUES FROM SUCH A TAXATION STREAM SHOULD BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE HEALTHY EATING INITIATIVES.
• INTRODUCE TRANS FAT REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS