HRAI and Industry Allies “Storm” Parliament Hill
On October 7th and 8th, HRAI members, joined by industry allies from CIPH and ASHRAE, went to Parliament Hill in Ottawa to represent the industry to elected and unelected political leaders in the federal government. Under the banner “We Make Life Better for Canadians,” the team of 35 delegates met with dozens of Members of Parliament from all parties, as well as The Prime Minister’s Office, the office of the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Canada-US Trade, and One Canadian Economy.
The day of political meetings on October 7th commenced with a special news conference, where key representatives from HRAI, the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH), and ASHRAE spoke to the six key issues being brought forward for government consideration.
On October 6th the three associations hosted a Parliamentary Reception where many more MPs and staff engaged in lively conversation with member representatives.
On the final day of meetings, delegates met with key senior policy staff representatives for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) on current and upcoming policy measures, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) on the refrigerant transition and related regulations, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the National Research Council (NRC) on building code and standards related to Indoor Environmental Quality.
For links to the key policy documents, see: HRAI link Advocacy Packages
For more information, contact Martin Luymes at 1-800-267-2231 x235, or email mluymes@hrai.ca.
HRAI’s Sandy MacLeod (at podium) at the morning News Conference, joined by (L-R) Satinder Chera, President, CIPH, Darryl Boyce, Past-President, ASHRAE, Joe Muchynski, Chair, HRAI, and Brent Cornellison, Chair, CIPH.
The press conference was picked up and broadcast to offices and departments Canada-wide by CPAC: https://www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episode/hvacr-and-plumbing-industry-reps-hold-a-news-conference--october-7-2025?id=22d04561-26c9-4e81-bc75-4c8c405a12b0
More pictures from the MP Reception:
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