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Rob Oliphant

Liberal candidate for Don Valley West

Affordability & Housing

Childcare

Liberal's promises

Provide $5/day childcare country-wide
Build 10,000 childcare centres across the country

Home construction and supply

Liberal's promises

Have the federal government act as a developer to build affordable housing at scale, including on public lands
Provide $25B in financing to prefabricated home builders

"catalyzing the housing industry by providing over $25 billion in financing to innovative prefabricated home builders in Canada, including those using Canadian technologies and resources like mass timber and softwood lumber, to build faster, smarter, more affordably, and more sustainably;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"BCH will also catalyze the housing industry and create higher-paying jobs by providing $25 billion in debt financing and $1 billion in equity financing to innovative Canadian prefabricated home builders. Prefabricated and modular housing can reduce construction times by up to 50 per cent, costs by up to 20 per cent, and emissions by up to 22 per cent compared to traditional construction methods." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Subsidize municipalities for five years so that municipal development charges for multi-unit residential housing can be cut in half

"cutting municipal development charges in half for multi-unit residential housing while working with provinces and territories to keep municipalities whole;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

"We will cut municipal development charges in half for multi-unit residential housing and work with provinces and territories to make up the lost revenue for municipalities for a period of five years. For a two-bedroom apartment in Toronto, the cost savings from this measure would be approximately $40,000." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Publicly report on municipalities' progress on speeding up permitting and approval timelines

"publicly report on municipalities’ progress to speed up permitting and approval timelines and implement other commitments under the Housing Accelerator Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Use pre-approved, standardised housing designs across all public lands, and encourage their adoption country-wide

"leverage pre-approved, standardized housing designs across all public lands and encourage its adoption as-of-right across the country;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Allow builders and other orders of government to apply for multiple projects at once
Fast track applications for builders with a proven record with government funding
Simplify the Building Code to speed up approvals

Homelessness

Liberal's promise

Immediately develop homelessness reduction targets with provinces and territories, and use for targeting investments

"We will immediately develop homelessness reduction targets with every province and territory to inform Housing First investments, improve access to treatment, and end encampments community by community." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Public and affordable housing

Liberal's promises

Have the federal government act as a developer to build affordable housing at scale, including on public lands
Provider $10B in low-cost financing and capital to affordable home builders

"BCH will also provide $10 billion in low-cost financing and capital to affordable home builders. $4 billion will go towards long-term fixed-rate financing for affordable housing builders. $6 billion will go towards rapidly building deeply affordable housing, supportive housing, Indigenous housing, and shelters. BCH will direct $2 billion of this amount to build new student and seniors housing, in partnership with provinces and territories. We will immediately develop homelessness reduction targets with every province and territory to inform Housing First investments, improve access to treatment, and end encampments community by community." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Renting and rental housing

Liberal's promises

Reintroduce the Multiple Unit Rental Building cost allowance to encourage the production of rental housing units

"We will reintroduce a tax incentive which, when originally introduced in the 1970s, spurred tens of thousands of rental housing across the country. Known as the Multiple Unit Rental Building (MURB) cost allowance, this policy helped produce nearly 200,000 units in seven years (1974-81)." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Reduce tax on the sale of multi-purpose rental to non-profit operators, land trusts, or non-profit acquisition funds

"We will facilitate the conversion of existing structures into affordable housing units by reducing the tax liability for private owners of multi-purpose rental when they sell their building to a non-profit operator, land trust, or non-profit acquisition fund - so long as the proceeds are reinvested in building new purpose-built rental housing." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Tax measures and rebates

Liberal's promise

Reduce the marginal tax rate on the lowest tax bracket by 1 percentage point

"This middle-class tax cut will save two-income families up to $825 a year, by reducing the marginal tax rate on the lowest tax bracket by 1 percentage point. More than 22 million Canadians will benefit directly from this tax cut, and middle- and low-income Canadians will benefit the most." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Trades

Liberal's promises

Provide an Apprenticeship Grant up to $8,000 for registered apprentices
Double funding for the Union Trading and Innovation Program, increasing it to $50M/year
Create a new $20M capital funding stream for colleges to support new training spaces for apprenticeships
Provide up to $10,000 to eligible employers for each new apprentice hired in Red Seal trades

"Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices in Red Seal trades, with up to $10,000 for eligible employers for each new apprentice hired;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction, and significantly increase the per-year tax deduction limit

"Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction to ensure workers who travel more than 120 km from their home to a job site can deduct more of their expenses, and commit to significantly increasing the per-year tax deduction limit." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Climate Change & the Environment

Climate adaptation

Liberal's promises

Provide funding for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades

"Funding home retrofits and lowering utility bills while making it easier for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades including insulation upgrades, heat pump installation, and window replacements;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Provide funding to help households protect against floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events with home repairs and improvements

"Lowering household risks to floods and wildfires, directly helping Canadian families to protect against floods, wildfires, and other extreme weather events. This will help with funding oriented towards adaptation measures such as repairing or replacing your roof, installing a sump pump, or sealing cracks in your foundations;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Have big polluters pay for household improvements, using a reformed carbon credit market

"A Mark Carney government will use a reformed carbon credit market to finance these climate conscious choices, meaning that big polluters, not taxpayers, will pay." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Conservation

Liberal's promises

Create at least 10 new national parks and marine conservation areas, and 15 new urban parks
Create a new Arctic Indigenous Guardians programme, with 50 new guardians on the ground by 2027
Fund Indigenous-led conservation and protection projects
Create a federal programme to match money individuals, businesses, & philanthropists give to nature restoration & conservation, up to $250M

"launching a Canadian Nature Protection Fund, where the federal government will match every dollar (up to $250M) that individuals, businesses, and philanthropists contribute to eligible nature restoration and conservation initiatives." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Electricity generation

Liberal's promises

Jointly identify clean energy projects of national interest with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples, and fast-track them
Keep the current suite of investment tax credits for clean energy in place, and finalise tax credits under development

"incentivizing Projects of National Interest by keeping the federal government’s current suite of investment tax credits for clean energy, finalizing the tax credits under development, and reinforcing the Canada Growth Fund, including by supporting carbon contracts for difference;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Freshwater

Liberal's promises

Invest $100M in a strategic water security technology fund
Integrate water security into trade and diplomatic priorities
Invest an additional $10M to fight aquatic invasive species
Increase enforcement efforts

Marine conservation

Liberal's promises

Invest $15M to modernise the location, retrieval, and responsible disposal of ghost gear

"investing an additional $15M to modernize the location, retrieval, and responsible disposal of the ghost gear threatening marine mammals and birds;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Create an open data model to increase transparency of quota decisions

"establishing an open data model to increase the transparency of quota decisions." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Ratify the High Seas Treaty as soon as possible
Support growth of marine resource sectors, and advocate for international protections

"supporting growth of our marine resource sectors, while advocating for strong, evidence-based, international protections" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

Mining and minerals

Liberal's promises

Create a First-and-Last Mile Fund to connect critical mineral projects to supply chains and directly support mineral & clean energy projects

"connecting critical mineral projects to supply chains via a new First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF), creating a more integrated and accessible Canadian economy;

directly supporting clean energy and critical minerals projects via the FLMF, reducing our reliance on other countries and protecting Canadian jobs;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Invest in prospecting for mineral exploration and extraction from recycling

"accelerating exploration, as well as extraction from recycling, by investing in prospecting activities;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Provide additional investments and expand existing tax credits for critical mineral exploration and extraction

"attracting, expanding and de-risking investment in critical mineral exploration and extraction with additional investments in and expansion of existing tax credits." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Liberal's promise

Provide funding for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades

"Funding home retrofits and lowering utility bills while making it easier for low- and middle-income households, including renters, to adopt heat pumps and energy efficiency upgrades including insulation upgrades, heat pump installation, and window replacements;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Culture, Arts, & Media

CBC/Radio-Canada

Liberal's promises

Update CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate with a governance plan, more local bureaus and reporters, investment in digital tools, and more

"We will strengthen its mandate by:

  1. Developing a governance plan with CBC/Radio-Canada to improve accountability, empower leadership, streamline processes, and tap into the institution’s innovative spirit;
  2. Equipping them to further promote and support Canadian culture, including Québec’s unique culture which is at the heart of our national identity;
  3. Strengthening local news with more local bureaus and reporters, so that all Canadians have access to timely, relevant, and reliable news;
  4. Adding to their mandate the clear and consistent transmission of life-saving information during emergencies;
  5. Fully equipping them to combat disinformation, so that Canadians have a news source they know they can trust; and,
  6. Bolstering innovation and investing in new digital tools so that they can deliver the news when and how Canadians want it."

liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Enshrine and protect CBC/Radio-Canada's mandate by making it statutory

"Enshrining and protecting their funding by making it statutory, thereby empowering Parliament and the Canadian people – not ideologues – to decide the future of this critical institution;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Provide an initial $150M funding increase
Direct CBC/Radio-Canada to develop a strategic plan for the new mandate, which will likely require an increased long-term funding level

"Providing an initial $150 million funding increase, while directing CBC/Radio-Canada to develop a strategic plan consistent with this new mandate. That is expected to require a long-term funding level in line with the average funding of other national public broadcasters over time." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Jobs, Businesses, & Labour

Agriculture

Liberal's promises

Make permanent the doubling of revenue protection for farmers under the AgriStability Program

"Making permanent the doubling of the revenue protection for farmers under the AgriStability Program, from $3 million to $6 million per farm, in the case of significant revenue drops caused by the impacts of tariffs, extreme weather events, and other external shocks;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Create a new $200M fund to build more domestic food processing capacity

"Build more domestic processing capacity, including food processing capacity in rural and remote areas, with a new $200 million Domestic Food Processing Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Add another $30M to the AgriMarketing Program to help farmers, ranchers, and producers access new markets

"Increase support for farmers, ranchers, and producers to access new markets for their food products with an additional $30 million in the AgriMarketing Program;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Add $30M to the Agriculture Clean Technology Program to help farmers and ranchers buy new, more efficient farm equipment
Double the Agricultural Loans Act loan guarantee limit, increasing it to $1M, and expand terms by 5-10 years

"Double the loan guarantee limit, from $500,000 to $1 million, of the Canadian Agricultural Loans Act program and expand terms by 5-10 years." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Inter-provincial business and trade

Liberal's promises

Create a $5B fund to build trade infrastructure such as ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways

"We will inject $5 billion into a new Trade Diversification Corridor Fund, to build the infrastructure that will help diversify our trade partners, create good jobs and drive economic growth. This fund will accelerate nation-building projects at ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways. This will build one Canadian economy and diversify our trade away from the United States." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Authorise Canadian ports to cooperate to maximise efficiencies

"Authorize Canadian ports to cooperate instead of compete, in order to maximize efficiencies by leveraging comparative advantages." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

International trade

Liberal's promises

Create a $5B fund to build trade infrastructure such as ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways

"We will inject $5 billion into a new Trade Diversification Corridor Fund, to build the infrastructure that will help diversify our trade partners, create good jobs and drive economic growth. This fund will accelerate nation-building projects at ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways. This will build one Canadian economy and diversify our trade away from the United States." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Authorise Canadian ports to cooperate to maximise efficiencies

"Authorize Canadian ports to cooperate instead of compete, in order to maximize efficiencies by leveraging comparative advantages." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Manufacturing

Liberal's promises

Create a $2B Strategic Response Fund to protect jobs in the auto sector and help workers upskill within the industry

"Create a $2 billion Strategic Response Fund to boost our auto sector’s competitiveness, protect manufacturing jobs, support workers to upskill their expertise in the industry, and build a fortified Canadian supply chain – from raw materials to finished vehicles." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Build an "All-in-Canada" auto manufacturing component part supply chain

"Build an “All-in-Canada” network for auto manufacturing component parts. With this network, we will work with industry to build more car parts in Canada, limit those parts crossing the border during production, and attract investment into our own industry." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Prioritise Canadian-built vehicles in government procurement

"Leverage government funding to prioritize and procure Canadian-built vehicles, catalyzing domestic investment to grow the Canadian auto industry." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Mining and minerals

Liberal's promises

Create a First-and-Last Mile Fund to connect critical mineral projects to supply chains and directly support mineral & clean energy projects

"connecting critical mineral projects to supply chains via a new First and Last Mile Fund (FLMF), creating a more integrated and accessible Canadian economy;

directly supporting clean energy and critical minerals projects via the FLMF, reducing our reliance on other countries and protecting Canadian jobs;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Invest in prospecting for mineral exploration and extraction from recycling

"accelerating exploration, as well as extraction from recycling, by investing in prospecting activities;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Provide additional investments and expand existing tax credits for critical mineral exploration and extraction

"attracting, expanding and de-risking investment in critical mineral exploration and extraction with additional investments in and expansion of existing tax credits." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Supply management

Liberal's promise

Maintain supply management

"Protect Canada’s commitment to supply management and supply-managed sectors such as dairy, poultry, and eggs" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Trades

Liberal's promises

Provide an Apprenticeship Grant up to $8,000 for registered apprentices
Double funding for the Union Trading and Innovation Program, increasing it to $50M/year
Create a new $20M capital funding stream for colleges to support new training spaces for apprenticeships
Provide up to $10,000 to eligible employers for each new apprentice hired in Red Seal trades

"Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices in Red Seal trades, with up to $10,000 for eligible employers for each new apprentice hired;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction, and significantly increase the per-year tax deduction limit

"Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction to ensure workers who travel more than 120 km from their home to a job site can deduct more of their expenses, and commit to significantly increasing the per-year tax deduction limit." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Post-Secondary Education & Jobs Training

Trades

Liberal's promises

Provide an Apprenticeship Grant up to $8,000 for registered apprentices
Double funding for the Union Trading and Innovation Program, increasing it to $50M/year
Create a new $20M capital funding stream for colleges to support new training spaces for apprenticeships
Provide up to $10,000 to eligible employers for each new apprentice hired in Red Seal trades

"Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices in Red Seal trades, with up to $10,000 for eligible employers for each new apprentice hired;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction, and significantly increase the per-year tax deduction limit

"Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction to ensure workers who travel more than 120 km from their home to a job site can deduct more of their expenses, and commit to significantly increasing the per-year tax deduction limit." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Seniors, Disabilities, & Retirement

Retirement savings and income

Liberal's promises

Reduce the minimum amount that must be withdrawn from a Registered Retirement Income Fund by 25% for one year

"Protect retirement savings by reducing the minimum amount that must be withdrawn from a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) by 25% for one year. This will allow Canadian seniors more flexibility in choosing when to draw from their retirement savings;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement by 5% for one year

"Increase the Guaranteed Income Supplement by 5% for one year, providing up to $652 more to low-income seniors, tax-free." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States

National defence

Liberal's promises

Commission new submarines and heavy icebreakers

"Expand the capabilities of the Navy with new submarines and additional heavy icebreakers to defend the North." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Give the Canadian Coast Guard a new mandate and equipment to conduct maritime surveillance operations

"We will expand the reach and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard and integrate them into our NATO defence capabilities. Our Coast Guard carries out important work, but we need to update their mission to face changing realities to protect our sovereignty and counter criminal activity, like the trafficking of illicit drugs. That’s why we will give the Canadian Coast Guard a new mandate—and the right equipment—to conduct maritime surveillance operations to secure our coasts." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Give all members of the Armed Forces a raise
Build on-base housing
Improve access to doctors, mental health services, and childcare within the Armed Forces
Dedicate funding for defence through a new defence capital account

"We will end the chronic lapsing of defence spending, through the creation of a defence capital account that ensures that even when the timing of an investment changes, every dollar assigned to Canada’s defence will remain for that purpose." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Modernise the procurement process for equipment, and invest in dual-purpose infrastructure that serves both the Forces and the public

"We will modernize our procurement legislation to ensure our Forces can buy the equipment that they need, when they need it—which is now. We can also swiftly surpass our existing defence spending targets and bolster our capabilities by investing in dual purpose infrastructure—whether housing, cybersecurity, or satellite technology—that delivers immediate benefits for both our Forces and the public." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Build and deploy aquatic and airborne drones

"Creating a first-in-class drone capability that will build and deploy aquatic and airborne uncrewed vehicles to defend our arctic, our undersea infrastructure, our borders, and our allies. This new capability will be matched with an industrial strategy that builds and perfects these technologies so that Canadian companies benefit from Canadian procurements." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14

Misc. topics

National parks

Liberal's promise

Make access to National Parks and Historic Sites free for this summery
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Biography

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In this historic election, Rob Oliphant is proud to be running for re-election as your Member of Parliament for Don Valley West.
A longtime resident of Don Valley West, he first served as MP from 2008-11 and returned to Parliament in 2015. He is proud to have earned the trust of his community over four successful election campaigns.

For the last two decades, Rob has been a tireless advocate for progressive change in Don Valley West. Over that time, he is proud to have delivered real results for people across our riding, including:

  • Lifting nearly 13,000 local children out of poverty with the Canada Child Benefit
    • Building more homes with millions in federal funding
    • Saving families $14,000 per kid with affordable child care
    • Investing in the TTC and holding Metrolinx to account
    • Helping almost 6,000 neighbours take care of their teeth with the Canadian Dental Plan

As Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019, Rob has played a key role in shaping Canada’s foreign policy. He has been a trusted advisor to the last four Foreign Ministers, and represented Canada at the United Nations, Commonwealth and beyond.

At home, some of Rob’s accomplishments include working to outlaw genetic discrimination and creating a national dementia strategy. He has been strongly engaged in social and economic justice issues, affordable housing for vulnerable Canadians, gender justice, the inclusion of people with disabilities, LGBTQ2S issues and other human rights files.

Whether in Toronto or Ottawa, Rob has dedicated his life to public service. As an accountant, he understands the vital role of a strong business community. As an Ordained Minister in the United Church of Canada — leading parishes in Newfoundland, Quebec, Yukon and Toronto — Rob’s work is informed by his compassion, faith and deep commitment to the community. As President and CEO of Asthma Canada, he advocated for better public healthcare.

Now, more than ever, we need Rob’s leadership as we face Donald Trump’s threats to Canada and work to make life more affordable for families in Don Valley West. In these turbulent times, Rob’s experience and strength are more important than ever.



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