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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE REVISED AGENDA GRC - 2/2019 DATE: Thursday, October 17, 2019 TIME: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM LOCATION: Council Chamber, 5th Floor Regional Administrative Headquarters 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A Brampton, Ontario MEMBERS: P. Brown; B. Crombie; S. Dasko; G. S. Dhillon; J. Downey; A. Groves; N. Iannicca; J. Innis; M. Palleschi; K. Ras; R. Santos; A. Thompson; P. Vicente Chaired by Councillor Innis or Vice-Chair Councillor Ras 1. DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. DELEGATIONS 3.1. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction for the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; Regarding Local and Provincial Priorities 4. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE (Oral) Discussion led by Sonia Mistry, Acting Manager, Strategic Public Policy and External Relations; and Patrick Mangion, Specialist, External Relations (Revised Presentation) 5. REPORTS 5.1. Update on 2019 Region of Peel Advocacy Priorities (For information) (Revised Appendix I) 6. COMMUNICATIONS GRC-2/2019 -2- Thursday, October 17, 2019 7. IN CAMERA MATTERS 8. OTHER BUSINESS 9. NEXT MEETING Thursday, March 5, 2020 Council Chamber, 5th Floor Regional Administrative Headquarters 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A Brampton, Ontario 10. ADJOURNMENT 3.1-1 4-1 Government Relations Update Government Relations Committee October 17, 2019 Sonia Mistry Acting Manager, Strategic Public Policy & External Relations Patrick Mangion Specialist, External Relations 4-2 Government Relations Update - Overview • Federal Landscape • Party platform alignment • Provincial Landscape • Looking Forward 2 4-3 Federal Political Landscape • Throughout this Federal Election, polls have the Liberal and Conservative parties polling at a virtual tie • Battle ground 905 • Ballot-box issues were expected to include environmental policy and cost of living • During the of the campaign, considerable attention has been paid to pocket-book issues, including cuts to Canadians’ cellphone bills, middle class tax cuts and child care policy 3 4-4 Federal Political Landscape • Conservatives and Liberals haven’t been able to build any significant momentum • NDP and Bloc have made greatest gains • Polling suggests a minority may be more likely than a majority government (Source: CBC Poll Tracker (aggregate polling). Update Oct.15) 4 4-5 Ridings To Watch - Brampton East Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh once represented this provincial riding. It was won by a Liberal candidate in the 2015 election, but will not have a Liberal incumbent running this time. 5 4-6 Ridings To Watch – Mississauga Lakeshore This riding was decided by a margin of six points in 2015. Next week’s election also marks a re- match of the 2015 vote between the Liberal and Conservative candidates. 6 4-7 Ridings To Watch – Mississauga Erin Mills Conservative candidates won here in the 2008 and 2011 Federal elections. However, the Liberal Party candidate won here in 2015. 7 4-8 Region of Peel Federal Election Strategy • Strategy was shared with Peel MP candidates and Region’s external stakeholders • Highlighted Regional federal priorities based on six key themes • Social media 8 4-9 Alignment with Party Platforms Peel Priorities Liberal Conservative NDP Green Party Party Party Prevent human Introduced a Builds on the No specific No specific sex trafficking $75-million previous proposals proposals through National Conservative education and Strategy to Government’s accessible Combat Human National Action services Trafficking Plan to Combat strategy Human Trafficking Increase funding Additional $3B a Green Public Ensure federal Invest $600M in for transit year to cities Transit Tax Credit transit funding 2020-21, flows - emphasis increasing to on low-carbon $720 million by transit projects 2023 9 4-10 Alignment with Party Platforms Peel Priorities Liberal Conservative NDP Green Party Party Party Climate Change Goal of net-zero Repeal the Reduce GHGs Double Canada’s by 2050. carbon pricing 37% from 2017 emissions Increase DMAF plan put forward levels by 2030 reduction target funding by $1B by the Liberal to 60 per cent by over 10 years. party, replaced 2030. 100% of with emission electricity from standards to renewables by reduce GHGs 2030. Waste/plastics Ban “harmful” Harmonize Ban single-use Ban single-use single-use Regulations and plastics by 2022 plastics by 2022 plastics by as Standards for early as 2021 Plastics Recycling 10 4-11 Alignment with Party Platforms Peel Priorities Liberal Conservative NDP Green Party Party Party Sustainable Previously No specific 500,000 new Build 25,000 funding for announced 10- proposals on affordable affordable affordable year $55B+ NHS affordable homes over 10 units; renovate housing housing years; 15,000 every (Home buyer (Increased immediate $5B year for 10 years incentives) amortization investment periods) Modernized Budget 2019 No specific Fund public Creation of a Municipal- included a “one- proposals infrastructure Municipal Fund, Federal time” doubling of through doubling current partnership Gas Tax transfers “community funding benefit agreements” 11 4-12 Alignment with Party Platforms Peel Priorities Liberal Conservative NDP Green Party Party Party Infrastructure Provinces must Eliminate Expand funding Reduce interest identify Infrastructure for communities rates to infrastructure Bank; Prioritize to adapt to municipalities on priorities by 2021 Ontario Line and climate change loans for Yonge subway infrastructure extension projects Help families Increase number No specific $1B investment Increase federal access affordable of spaces; proposal in 2020, child care licensed child Decrease fees; increasing funding to at care Invest $535M annually least 1% of GDP annually 12 Alignment with Party Platforms 4-13 Peel Priorities Liberal Conservative NDP Green Party Party Party Seniors/ dementia Boost Old Age Expanding the Create a national Create a national funding Security at 75 by Age Tax Credit seniors strategy, seniors strategy, 10 per cent and which would which would increase the CPP Pension plan include a national include a national by 25 per cent for reforms strategy for strategy for widows and dementia dementia widowers Mental health Promising a 3% Increase health Expand the Prioritize mental annual health care funding at current health health in the transfer increase least 3% a year, care model to Canada Health with more funding maintain include mental Accord. for mental health additional Shared health Create a mental and addictions Health Priorities health strategy funding for mental health 13 4-14 Post-Election Activity • Memo circulated outlining Federal election results across the Region of Peel • Congratulatory letters sent to elected Peel MPs • Congratulatory letters outlining Region of Peel priorities to be sent to new cabinet members 14 4-15 Provincial Political Landscape • Fall economic statement Nov. 6 • Increased focus on gun crime/public safety • Lower projected Provincial deficit • Legislature to resume Oct. 28 15 4-16 Advocacy Opportunities Issue Update Blue Box program Starting this fall, Ontario will begin early engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including the municipal and industry stakeholders, in drafting regulations. Staff will continue engaging on the transition process and keep Council up to date. GTA West Corridor Three Public Information Centres were held from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3 for public review and comment on the Technically Preferred Route. A staff report and an information session will be presented at the Oct. 24 Council meeting. 16 4-17 Advocacy Opportunities Issue Update Investing in Canada Infrastructure Plan Staff is currently determining whether the Region could qualify for funding under the ICIP streams that are currently open. Staff is also reaching out to provincial and federal staff to ensure that Ontario’s Environment Plan meets the Federal criteria needed for the release of the funding under the Green Infrastructure stream. Provincial Policy Statement Review Peel has submitted comments on the proposed changes to the PPS, which were included on the Oct. 10 Council agenda. Human sex trafficking A Regional working group has been established to develop a coordinated approach to advance the Region’s Human Sex Trafficking Strategy Outreach with community partners and potential funding opportunities is ongoing 17 4-18 Advocacy Opportunities Issue Update Public Health Reorganization (Bill 116) The Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act is expected to include various legislative and regulatory changes this fall Mental Health To better understand mental health issues from a Peel perspective, Associate Minister of Mental Health has expressed interested in attending a mental health roundtable on Oct. 21. Region of Peel Staff is working with community partners to coordinate the roundtable. 18 4-19 Looking Forward • Ontario and Federal budgets o Expected Q1 of 2020 • 2020 OGRA Conference o February 23 – 26 • FCM Annual Conference o June 4 – 7, Toronto • AMO Annual Conference o Aug. 16 – 19, Ottawa 19 4-20 Thank You 20 5.1-1 REPORT Meeting Date: 2019-10-17 Government Relations Committee For Information DATE: October 4, 2019 REPORT TITLE: UPDATE ON 2019 REGION OF PEEL ADVOCACY PRIORITIES FROM: Catherine Matheson, Commissioner of Corporate Services OBJECTIVE To provide a summary of the work and progress of the Government Relations Committee (GRC) related to Region of Peel advocacy priorities. In addition,