Scott Aitchison
- Born
- January 14, 1973
- Career
- Sales with Coldwell Banker Thompson Real Estate, and Fowler Construction; consultant with Enterprise Canada Group from 1998-2004
- Political Experience
- Huntsville Town Councillor (1994-?), Deputy Mayor, Mayor of Huntsville (2014-2019), Member of Parliament for Parry Sound—Muskoka (2019-present)
- Notable
- Youngest individual ever elected to Huntsville Town Council and Muskoka District Council at the age of 21. Unsuccessfully ran for Conservative Party leadership in 2022.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before his election to Parliament in 2019, Scott Aitchison was involved in both local politics and business. He served as a town councillor and later as the Mayor of Huntsville, Ontario. His private sector experience reportedly includes work in sales and real estate. He also owned and operated a construction and renovation business.
Key Relationships & Connections
During his campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2022, Aitchison's campaign manager was political strategist Jamie Ellerton. His campaign was co-chaired by fellow Conservative Members of Parliament Karen Vecchio and Eric Melillo. He also garnered endorsements from several other caucus members during the leadership race.
Where Scott falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
Land & Community
Scott Aitchison won with 33,742 votes (52.2%)
Total votes cast: 64,653
How does Scott Aitchison's voting record line up with your values?
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to all the witnesses who are appearing today. It's great to hear from you all. I'd like to focus initially on the comments of Mr. Brooks. Mr. Brooks, you were talking about the number of rental units that have been constructed in Canada and how that number went up significantly. However, at the same time, the government made changes to immigration, so that has
Okay. That's great. Thank you. That's for Ontario specifically. I guess the government hasn't actually cut the GST. They're giving Ontario the money to somehow rebate it. We still don't know how that will work. I've asked the Ontario government, and they don't know. I guess the CRA will administer this or something. I don't know how that works. I guess that begs the next question. Since you've
Thank you.
—the demand. You spoke specifically about development charges and some of the other measures that certainly the provincial government in Ontario is taking to reduce the government burden in costs on the construction of new homes. I'm assuming that it's just as it is for somebody who's about to buy a home, a new home, for example. Some measure of confidence in the market is required for that new
That's great. I want to move on now. You've covered it. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Halucha, for helping with it. My next question is for you directly, Minister. It's pretty simple. What changed your mind on HST and on removing the GST on all new homes under $1 million?
Okay. Were any costs incurred from removing certain programs delivered by the first Crown corporation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and moving programs from there over to Build Canada Homes? Have there been any costs related to that?