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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...
Grow fair trade: shape and strengthen global governance
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 platform background paper Success for Canada in the international sphere starts at home, where we can build on the strengths of our land, our people, and our economy. In negotiations abroad...
More justice in the justice system
Backgrounder | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2015GPC 2015 background platform paperWe are fortunate to live in one of the safest countries on earth. Canada’s rate of violent crime continues to drop. Yet we continue to be subjected...
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...
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...