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CANADAS FEDERAL PARTY PLATFORMS

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Liberal

Education

We will provide
direct help to
students from lowand middle-income
families to help
them pay for their
education and
ensure that debt
loads are
manageable. We
will increase the
maximum Canada
Student Grant for
low-income
students to $3,000
per year for fulltime students, and
to $1,800 per year
for part-time
students.
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NDP

Invest $250 million


in additional federal
student grants over
four years, with an
emphasis on helping
students who need it
most, creating as
many as 50,000 new
grants;
Immediately begin
phasing out interest
on federal student
loans, eliminating it
completely by Year 7
and saving the
average student
$4,000; and
Work with the
provinces and
territories to make
post-secondary
education more
affordable,
accessible, and
inclusive.
ndp.ca

Conservative

Green

Bloc Quebecois

Building on a strong
record of supporting
Canadian families who
are saving for a childs
education, a re-elected
Harper Conservative
government will
enhance Registered
Education Savings
Plans (RESPs) by
doubling the federal
grant for low- and
middle-income
families.

Boost participation in
cooperative
education programs
and apprenticeships.

They are looking


for more money
to increase their
well being for the
secondary
school
education.

An RESP is a special
individualized savings
plan that helps families
save for a childs postsecondary education.
RESPs are most often
established by parents,
but can also be
established by
grandparents or
another family
member.
RESPs allow a childs
savings to grow tax
free. There are no
annual limits, and the
lifetime limit is
$50,000. Contributions
are paid from after-tax
income.
RESPs also make it
possible to receive
extra money through
government incentives
the Canada Learning
Bond[1] and the
Canada Education
Savings Grants.

Encourage more
hands-on learning in
our post-secondary
education system.
Harmonize
government
programs such as the
Millennium
Scholarship Fund to
provide a single
need-based grant
program to reduce
student debt.
Increase investments
in post-secondary
education and ensure
that public funding
plays a major role in
research and
development
initiatives.
Increase the
availability of fulltime employment
positions and quality
of life by
implementing a
gradual reduction in
the standard work
week to thirty-five
work hours per week.

Green party

Prime Minister

Health
Care

We will restart that


important
conversation and
provide the
collaborative
federal leadership
that has been
missing during the
Harper decade. We
will negotiate a new
Health Accord with
provinces and
territories, including
a
long-term
agreement on
funding.
As an immediate
commitment, we
will invest $3 billion,
over the next four
years, to deliver
more and better
home care services
for all Canadians..

Liberal

Expanding public
health insurance to
cover prescription
medication is not only
about creating a
healthier and fairer
Canada it also
makes economic
sense. By creating a
bulk medicine buying
agency, Canadians
would save billions
annually.

Lowering drug
costs through a
universal
coverage plan.
Supporting
people as they
age by expanding
home care to
41,000 more
seniors and
providing
funding for 5,000
more nursing
home beds.

Green party

Implementing
national
strategies on
aging, and on
Alzheimers and
dementia.

Duceppe said his


rivals are
threatening the
long-term financing
of the Canada
Health Transfer, a
federal program that
distributes money to
provinces to help
pay for governmentfunded medical
services.
"Health care is
certainly the most
important issue in
the federal election
campaign," Duceppe

Creating a youth
mental health
innovation fund
to reduce wait
times and
improve access to
care.

said in Montreal.

Gilles Duceppe

Tripling the paid


leave available
for Canadians
who are too ill to
work.
ndp.ca

Environm
ent

To make sure even


more Canadian
families get to enjoy
our countrys
natural beauty, well
make admission to
National Parks free
in 2017, the 150th
anniversary of
Confederation.
Finally, well protect
our wildlife and our
water by increasing
the amount of

I will personally lead


the Canadian
delegation to the
COP21 climate
conference in Paris
with firm targets to
cut pollution, and
bring in a home
retrofit program to
lower your
household heating
costs.
ndp.ca

protecting bc natural
environment A reelected Conservative
government will
extend its successful
partnership with the
Pacific Salmon
Foundation, by
investing $15 million
to restore and
conserve key British
Columbian
estuaries, and to
preserve the lower
Harrison Rivers

The Green Party of


Canada has set out
its plan for a
sustainable future
grounded in fiscal
responsibility,
ecological health, and
social justice. they
plan to improve 3.1.
Air quality
3.2 Water protection
and conservation
3.3 National Parks
3.4 Species at risk
3.5 Toxic chemicals

Table a "wood
charter" that
would promote
wood
construction for
federal buildings.
Sept. 23:
Increase taxes
on major
corporations to
16.5 per cent
from 15 per cent
and raise tax

protected marine
and coastal areas
to 5 per cent by
2017 and 10 per
cent by 20

salmon ecosystem.
Conservative

Liberal.ca

Law and
Order

repeal changes
made by Bill C-42
that allow restricted
and prohibited
weapons to be
freely transported
without a permit,
and we will put
decision-making
about weapons
restrictions back in
the hands of police,
not politicians;
provide $100
million each year to
the provinces and
territories to
support guns and
gangs police task
forces to take illegal
guns off our streets
and reduce gang
violence; modify the
membership of the
Canadian Firearms
Advisory
Committee to
include
knowledgeable law
enforcement
officers, public
health advocates,
representatives
from womens
groups, and
members of the
legal community

We will call an
inquiry into missing
and murdered
Indigenous women,
repeal Bill C-51 and
introduce a new
Accountability Act
that will crack down
on Senate expenses
and bolster Conflict
of Interest laws.
ndp.ca

There is no more
gun registry
because they are
ending it.

and health risks from


radiation
3.6 Environmental
science support:
Restore federal
science capacity
3.7 Zero waste
3.8 Commercial seal
hunt
3.9 Commercial
whale hunting
3.10 Animal welfare
3.11 Arctic strategy
3.12 Measuring and
protecting Canadas
natural accounts
Green party
We are dedicated to
responsible
governance that
protects our country
and our fellow
Canadians. This
commitment shapes
our approach to
tackling crime,
delivering justice,
reducing recidivism,
protecting Canadas
borders, and
combating terrorism.
Revise laws to
increase penalties for
domestic violence
and ensure protection
for the victims and
survivors of domestic
violence and much
more

green party

rates for big


banks and oil
companies to 20
per cent from 15
per cent. Impose
a tax increase of
1.5 percentage
points on those
earning more
than $150,000.
cbc.ca

Table a bill that


would force federally
regulated
companies to
conform to Bill 101,
Quebec's language
law. Tighten security
measures
surrounding the rail
transport of
hazardous
materials.
cbc.ca

liberal
Family

We will cancel tax


breaks and benefits
for the wealthy
including the
Universal Child
Care Benefit and
introduce a new
Canada Child
Benefit to give
Canadian families
more money to
raise their kids.
With the Canada
Child Benefit, nine
out of ten Canadian
families will receive
more than under
Stephen Harpers
confusing collection
of child benefit
programs. For the
typical family of
four, that means an
additional $2,500 in
help, tax-free, every
year.

liberal

We will take the first


step towards our
goal of universal,
affordable childcare
by immediately
flowing funding for
over 60,000
childcare spaces at
no more than $15 a
day. We will restore
the age of retirement
to 65, and introduce
a new Consumer
Protection Act to cap
ATM fees and
ensure Canadians
have access to a
low-interest credit
card.
ndp

An RESP is a
special
individualized
savings plan that
helps families save
for a childs postsecondary
education. RESPs
are most often
established by
parents, but can also
be established by
grandparents or
another family
member. RESPs
allow a childs
savings to grow tax
free. There are no
annual limits, and
the lifetime limit is
$50,000.
Contributions are
paid from after-tax
income.

conservatives

Urge reforms to our


tax and labour
policies in ways that
will increase the
opportunity for
Canadians to spend
more time with family;
Promote an
integrated program of
supports, tax cuts,
and awareness
raising emphasizing
that time spent with
children and/or in the
community is
essential for the
continuation of our
society.
green Party

Keep employment
insurance fund for
people out of work
and not loot it for
other projects. Ask
the federal
Competition Bureau
to investigate
fluctuating gas
prices.
cbc.ca

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