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The real security agenda - Emergency preparedness and public safety
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paper One of the most critical responsibilities for the federal government is to ensure public safety, broadly defined, and adequate emergency preparedness measures. ...
Justice and Reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples of Canada
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paperAs the Truth and Reconciliation Commission so clearly and eloquently sets out, a full recognition and address of the lingering, multigenerational effects of...
Eliminate the infrastructure deficit - grow jobs and the economy
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paper If only upgrading Canada’s basic infrastructure were as easy as upgrading our digital gadgets. Maybe then we would not be facing a backlog of construction and...
A comprehensive overhaul of our immigration and refugee protection system
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background papers Immigration is first and foremost about citizenship. Any reform must be accomplished in a way that strengthens our social fabric and is consistent with our...
Democratic reforms - Make Every Vote Count. Restore power to Parliament and the people
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paper Electoral reform: The first-past-the-post voting system has lost the confidence of Canadians. It is the only system which allows a party with a minority of votes to...
Retirement security; income security for persons with disabilities; our veterans
Backgrounder | Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paper We are living longer. While this is unquestionably good news, a great many of us haven’t saved enough for a longer retirement. A weak economy has caused...
Build the foundations of a dynamic sustainable economy
Backgrounder | Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paperThe need for sustainability, energy efficiency, and secure energy supplies is changing the way we think about and do business. The shift to a sustainable...
Fair taxation and a liveable income
Backgrounder | Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paperThe Green Party is deeply concerned about the widening income gap, and the steadily increasing numbers of people trapped in the low-wage economy – workers,...
Federal fiscal transfers with purpose: equalization, housing, childcare, PSE
Backgrounder | Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015GPC platform background paperOur country is diverse in ways that enrich us. Our varied geography and multicultural population create huge advantages. Yet we also have unacceptable levels of...
Invest in workers and workplaces
Backgrounder | Tuesday, 23 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform backgound paper Change is the only constant in the modern Canadian workplace. Technology and global economic patterns are transforming job markets. To survive in today’s employment...