During the 2022 leadership race, Aitchison was characterized as a
centrist. While delivering a speech in the House of Commons, Aitchison stated his desire to see politicians find compromise and “disagree without hating each other.”
Housing Aitchison started his leadership campaign by releasing a plan to address what he described as a Canadian housing crisis. His plan, "
YIMBY: A Plan to Build More Homes for Canadians", had four main aims: ending
exclusionary zoning, increasing the number of tradespeople through education and immigration, increasing affordable and social housing, and cracking down on money laundering in Canadian real-estate.
Bill 21 Aitchison has spoken out against the 2019 Quebec
Act respecting the laicity of the State, also known as Bill 21. In his launch speech for the Conservative Party leadership, Aitchison said, "Our Party has a proud tradition of being a voice for freedom of religion around the world. We need to have the courage of our convictions to do the same here at home, in every province and territory. Freedom of religion is a charter right. This includes the right of every single Canadian to proudly wear a cross, hijab, turban or a kippah at their place of work. Bill 21 is wrong, and I will stand against it."
CANZUK 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. He was named to lead two cross-party working groups aimed to facilitate discussions on freer movement and trade within the partner countries.
Rural broadband In his first intervention in the
House of Commons, Aitchison raised concern about rural internet service in his riding. He believes there needs to be more competition in the market and federal investment in underserviced areas.
Environment 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. He is opposed to a
carbon tax, stating that it "disproportionally hurts lower-income Canadians living in rural areas".
LGBTQ+ On May 17, 2023, 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. Aitchison tweeted, "You belong. You matter. No matter who you are. No matter who you love". 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. ==Electoral record==