18 Facts About Scott Aitchison

Scott Aitchison lost his bid in 2022, placing last with one percentage point.

Scott Aitchison was a co-chair of the organizing committee for the 2012 Ontario Para Winter Games in Huntsville.

Scott Aitchison was first elected to the Huntsville Town Council in 1994 at the age of 21, where he served for three terms.

Scott Aitchison was elected again as a District and Town Councilor in 2010 and was Deputy Mayor for the next four years.

Scott Aitchison was elected mayor in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

Scott Aitchison won the Conservative nomination in 2019, defeating three other candidates, and subsequently won the general election in October of the same year.

In December 2021, Scott Aitchison worked directly with Liberal Minister Seamus O'Regan to include in Government Bill C-3 an extension of bereavement leave for grieving parents who work in federally regulated industries.

On March 3,2022, it was reported that Scott Aitchison was preparing a bid for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada with a campaign focused around character and tone.

Scott Aitchison is currently serving as party's critic for housing, diversity, and inclusion.

Scott Aitchison started his leadership campaign by releasing a plan to address what he described as a Canadian housing crisis.

Scott Aitchison has spoken out against the 2019 Quebec Act respecting the laicity of the State, known as Bill 21.

Scott Aitchison is supportive of CANZUK, a proposed alliance of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to increase trade, foreign policy, and military co-operation.

Scott Aitchison was named to lead two cross-party working groups aimed to facilitate discussions on freer movement and trade within the partner countries.

Scott Aitchison believes there needs to be more competition in the market and federal investment in underserviced areas.

Scott Aitchison is an advocate for what he describes as a credible federal climate change plan that would permit industry to find innovative methods of reducing emissions.

Scott Aitchison is opposed to a carbon tax, stating that it "disproportionally hurts lower-income Canadians living in rural areas".

On May 17,2023, Scott Aitchison joined fellow Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner and members of the federal Liberal Party, Green Party, and NDP in releasing a statement on the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

Scott Aitchison told The Hill Times in February 2024 that he supports trans people's right to live without government restrictions, but did not comment on Pierre Poilievre's remarks or Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's policies on trans people.