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
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Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, in response to the need to build 500,000 homes per year, thepromised to build at a speed not seen in a generation. Today, the housing industry projects a nearly 20% decline in construction over the next three years, while Stats Canada reports that home ownership among young people is at the lowest level it has been since just after the Second World War. Prime Minister
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, under the, tariffs on steel have doubled, tariffs on lumber have tripled and barriers on Canadian manufacturers have only expanded, yet he has not secured the removal of a single one of those tariffs. While he says those tariffs are part of the reason that Canada's economy is struggling, Mexico is getting close to a deal with the U.S. There are 2.6 million Canadians
Mr. Speaker, Canadians have heard this over and over again, but alas, Canadians cannot survive, and their jobs will not survive, on Liberal rhetoric alone. Tariffs are higher, and they are broader. They are hurting Canadian workers, yet the government has not gotten any of them removed. On behalf of the 2.6 million Canadians whose livelihoods depend on trade with the United States, where is the
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister, for being here. Minister, I have a couple of very quick questions. Would you agree that the majority of housing in this country is built by the private sector, so 80% to 85% is actually market housing?