Canadian Political Parties by Chris Coates https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq Use this to study for your Midterm Test en-us 2017-12-19 13:22:03 UTC 2024-05-16 06:00:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Libertarian Party (Tim Moen) https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217267225 Defense and Security:
-work with allies to defend Canada’s security
-reclassify firearms through law, not RCMP or cabinet

Economy:
-repeal the carbon tax
-end supply management
-income tax is too high and should be lowered
-remove interprovincial trade barriers 

Environment:
-reduce farm taxes from 15% to 10%
-carbon tax cannot protect the environment
-phase out supply management 

Immigration (including refugees): 
-Focus on recruiting immigrants with skills that will contribute to the economy
-background checks. interviews if needed
-limit number of immigrants to 250,000/year

Health Care:
-federal government shouldn’t interfere with health care
-send tax points to provinces to help with health care]]> 2017-12-19 15:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217267225 Liberal Party chrisquotes https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217267299 The Liberal Party Leader is Justin Trudeau 
 The Liberal Party’s views on...
-Defence and Security: 
  • They find that investing in the Royal Canadian Navy is a top priority. 
  • They are planning on promoting or increasing the budget of the International Peace and Security platform by 70% to 327 billion over next 10 years. 
  • Mr. Sajjan is the Minister of National Defense.
-Economy: 
  • more money for poor parents 
  • lower taxes for some, and higher for others (those who have a poor income would get to Payless income tax)
  • want to invest money in public transit, housing (
  • Cancel child benefit for millionaires to increase child benefits for the middle class 
-Environment:
  • Minister of Environment and Climate Change is Catherine McKenna 
  • Clean energy.
  • Invest in local water and waste facilities.
  • Boost investment in green infrastructure by nearly $6 billion and 
-Immigration: 
  • Minster of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizens is Ahmed Hussen. 
  • The liberal party announced that they raised the number of accepted immigration applications to 10,000 a year.
  •  Justin Trudeau announced a plan that'll bring 980,000 refugees to Canada over 3 years (310,000 in 2018, 330,000 in 2019 , 340,000 in 2020
- Health Care:
  • Minister of Health is Ginette Petitpas Taylor
  • Announced that they are making an immediate investment of 3 Billion dollars over the next 4 years to prioritize additional and improved Health/Home Care
  • Improving access and reducing the cost of prescription medication 
  • Increasing availability of high quality mental health service 
]]> 2017-12-19 15:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217267299 Conservatives (Andrew Scheer) https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217268516 Economy
-Wanted to keep the federal budget balanced.
-Lower taxes on small businesses and workers
-Provide new tax reliefs and benefits to ones who are known and seniors
-Aim to create another 1.3 million new, well-paying jobs by 2020
-Open new markets for Canadian businesses and through the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Aim to add more than 700,000 new homeowners by 2020
Defense and Security
-Enact “Declared Areas” legislation to prosecute foreign fighters
-Continue to participate in the broad internation coalition against ISIS
-Crack down in criminal gangs
-Support persecuted religious minorities around the world
-Defend Canada's Northern Sovereignity
-Expand Canada's reserves and Special Operations Forces
-Expand our National Anti-Drug strategy
Environment
-Protection for BC's natural environment
-Investing $15 million to restore and conserve key BC estuaries
-Preserve the lower Harrison's Rivers Salmon ecosystem
-Complete the establishment of a National Marine Conservation Area Reserve
-Protect marine environment and restore Salmon habitat
Immigration
-A stricter immigration policy and properly staffed to improve application
-Change the policy to be faster and fairer to support economic development
-Address the need for adequate and equitable resources for the instruction of language to immigrants and immigrant families
-Hope to help with societal and workplace integration
-Want to streamline th funding process for settlement services in order to build on stability and allow for long-term planning by service providers
-Reduce the need for Temporary Residence Permits
Health Care
-Strongly support the Canada Health Act
-Increase funding for health care at 6% per year 
-More support for mental health & homecare  
-Countering obesity and addiction
-believe provinces should take responsibility for health care funding and management 
-Helping to find a cure for cancer 

]]> 2017-12-19 15:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217268516 NDP (Jagmeet Singh) https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217270951 Defense and Security:
  • Have to contribute troops and money to show that Canada is back in the field
  • Strong, Secure, Engaged to grow annual Defense from $18.9 billion to $32.7 billion
  • ensure all navy replacement ships are built in Canada
  • reconsider purchase of F-35 fighter jets
  • increase police officers on streets by an additional 2500
  • double funding for prevention programs that keep young children from joining gangs
  • make gang recruitment illegal 

Economy
  • Increases taxes on the wealthy
  • Want to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour
  • Want more effort to go into tax cheats and close loopholes
  •  balance the budget by fiscal year 
  • building sustainable economy by reducing debt to gross-domestic product GDP ratio
  • progressive tax system
    • increased and fair taxes on large, profitable companies
    • double pension benefits
  • reduce small business tax from 11% to 9% 

Environment
  • Build a national east to west renewable electricity super-grid
  • Create emissions targets 
  • Phasing out gas and diesel cars for electric
  • Oppose on oil pipelines and want to eliminate subsidies on fossil fuel industry
  • Create an independent officer of Parliament responsible to report on progression on meeting emission targets

Immigration
  • Allow room for immigrants to come in
  • Trying to provide temporary citizenship and work in the immigrants’ fields
  • Giving permanent citizenships to immigrants
  • Work with Syria and refugee crisis
  • Make immigration easier and open to more people

Health Care
  • Increase senior’s benefits by $4 billion
  • Decriminalization on drugs for personal possession
  • Allow transgender people to choose a non-binary gender on ID
  • Provide basic income for Canadians with disabilities 
  • Would spend up to $123 million to recruit new doctors


]]> 2017-12-19 15:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217270951 Green Party (Elizabeth May) https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217271402 Defence & Security
- The Green Party supports members of the Canadian military, including their rights to be properly equipped while in service and properly cared for as a veteran.
- Green parties MPs will work to reform military spending to reflect Canadian Green Party core values by converting the Canadian armed forces (CAF) to peace keeping (a large proposed purchase is the F-35).
- Obligation to protect public safety (border security).
- Seek security procedures that provide rigorous standards of procedural fairness.
- Must be consistent with the values of democratic society they seek to protect.

Economy
-Introduce carbon price which will encourage Green technology, Green energy, and Green jobs.
-Investment in Green energy- like wind, solar, and hydro.
-Build tourism and cultural industries.

Environment 
- They have plans for a sustainable future in health, social justice and taxing.
- The natural environment is the source of the wealth and health of Canada.
- Because of a lack of federal regulation, monitoring, and action, there is a lot of toxic waste dumped into nature.
- Invest in Green infrastructure and implement a comprehensive adaption strategy.
- Virtual elimination of fossil fuel use in Canada by the mid century.

Immigration
- Preferential quotas based on race, class, and ideology should be abandoned for immigration policies that promote fairness, non discrimination and family reunification.
- Support policies that reflect constitutional guarantees of freedoms of speech, association and travel.
- Reforms will ensure inefficient path to citizenship for immigrants and their families.
- Increase immigration where labour shortages are established 
- Work with municipalities and provinces to improve the integration of new Canadians 

Health Care
- Increase health care (community and homes) because of the increase in seniors population.
- If we don’t act on this, they believe it will create a crisis.
- Create a bulk medicine buying agency so Canadians can save billions annually.
- Expanding public health insurance to cover prescription medicine to create a healthier and fairer Canada.

]]> 2017-12-19 15:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217271402 Bloc Qu�b�cois https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217278458 Defence & Security
- are proposing the imposition of additional charges on the transportation of dangerous goods by rail to find a substantial increase in rail inspection and control of cooperate practices by transport Canada.
- Require from the next federal government financial compensation that's paid to the Quebec government for constitution of it's own registry.
- Propose to repeal bill C-51, and appointment of SIRC members be supported by all parties.
Economy
- will oppose with all it's strength a weakening of the supply management system.
- will demand that the government of Canada honour its commitment by creating $300 million 3-year assistance.
- will make it clear to the Canadian government that the capital go-ins exemption rules no longer oppose the transfer of an agricultural business to family succession.
- increase transfers for Post- Secondary education.
Environment
- Believe in the urgent need to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
- wan to fight climate change.
- Believe that Quebec's  economy will be better  served by getting out of dependence to oil.
- Plan to introduce a zero emission bill which will require manufactures to sell a minimum of zero emission cars based on # of gasoline cars sold.
Immigration 
-Approved that]]> 2017-12-19 15:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217278458 Coates's Notes on NDP, Green, and Conservative Parties chrisquotes https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217287472 2017-12-19 16:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chrisquotes/se5y90bzmlxq/wish/217287472