CANADAS FEDERAL PARTY PLATFORMS

Group Members : Vyom Devgan

Issue
Education

Liberal
We will provide
direct help to
students from
low and
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 full-time
students, and to
$1,800 per year
for part-time
students.
https://www.libe
ral.ca/realchange
/post-secondaryeducation

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;
begin phasing
out interest on
student loans to
eliminate it in
year 7 working
with schools to
make them more
accessible,
affordable, and
inclusive

Conservative
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. RESPs
also make it
possible to
receive extra
money through
government
incentives the
Canada
Learning
Bond[1] and the
Canada
Education
Savings Grants.

Green
Boost
participation in
cooperative
education
programs and
apprenticeships..
Harmonize
government
programs such
as the
Millennium
Scholarship
Fund to provide
a single
need-based grant
program to
reduce student
debt. Increase
investments in
postsecondary
education and
ensure that
public funding
plays a major
role in research
and
development
initiatives.
Increase the
availability of
full-time
employment
positions and
quality of life by
implementing a
gradual
reduction in the
standard work
week to

Bloc Quebecois
demand more
federal transfers
for post
secondary
education, and
social programs
of $2.75 billion
over 3 years of
Quebec

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.

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. Creating a
youth mental
health
innovation fund
to reduce wait
times and
improve access
to care. Tripling
the paid leave
available for
Canadians who
are too ill to
work

New family
doctors and
nurses in rural
areas will be
relieved from a
portion of their
Canada student
loans
investments in
mental health,
through the
Mental Health
Commission of
Canada, and
electronic
medical records
through Canada
Health Infoway
have had a
positive impact.
Investments into
health research
declined overall
with a few
notable
investments into
important
targeted
initiatives.

Environment

To make sure
even more
Canadian
families get to
enjoy our
countrys natural
beauty, well
make admission
to National

I will personally
lead the
Canadian
delegation to the
COP21 climate
conference in
Paris with firm
targets to cut
pollution, and

A re-elected
Conservative
government will
extend its
successful
partnership with
the Pacific
Salmon
Foundation, by

thirty-five work
hours per week
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.
Establish a
federal Crown
corporation to
bulk buy
prescription
medication to
drive down the
cost to provinces
Establish a
national seniors
strategy, and
increase
investment in
preventative
health care
The Green Party
of Canada has
set out its plan
for a sustainable
future grounded
in fiscal
responsibility,
ecological
health, and

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
government-fu
nded medical
services. "Health
care is certainly
the most
important issue
in the federal
election
campaign,"
Duceppe said in
Montreal.

Table a "wood
charter" that
would promote
wood
construction for
federal
buildings. Sept.
23: Increase
taxes on major

Parks free in
2017, the 150th
anniversary of
Confederation. 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
protecting bc
natural
environment A
re-elected
Conservative
government will
extend its
successful
partnership with
the Pacific The
Green Party of
Canada has set
out its plan for a
sustainable
future grounded
in fiscal
responsibility,
ecological :
Table a "wood
charter" that
would promote
wood
construction for
federal
buildings. Sept.
23: Increase
taxes on major
corporations to
16.5 per cent

bring in a home
retrofit program
to lower your
expenses.

investing $15
million to
restore and
conserve key
British
Columbia
estuaries, and to
preserve the
lower Harrison
Rivers salmon
ecosystem

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 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

corporations to
16.5 per cent
from 15 per cent
and raise tax
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.

Law and Order

from 15 per cent

Finally, well
protect our
wildlife and our
water by
increasing the
amount of
protected marine
and coastal areas
to 5 per cent by
2017 and 10 per
cent by 2020
We will cancel
tax breaks and
benefits for the
wealthy
including the
Universal Child
Care Benefit
and introduce a
new Canadian
Child Benefit to
give Canadian
families more
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
An RESP is a
special
individualized
savings plan that
helps families
save for a
childs
post-secondary
education.

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.

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

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

RESPs are most

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
Keep
employment
insurance fund
for people out of
work and not
loot it for other
projects. Ask the
federal
Competition
Bureau to
investigate
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,

Family

tax-free, every
year.
We will cancel
tax breaks and
benefits for the
wealthy
including the
Universal Child
Care Benefit
and introduce a
new Canadian
Child Benefit to
give Canadian
families more
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
An RESP is a
special
individualized
savings plan that
helps families
save for a
childs
post-secondary
education.
RESPs are most
Urge reforms to
our tax and
labour policies
in ways that will
increase the
opportunity for
Canadians to
spend more time
with family;

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.
https://www.ndp
.ca/platform

An RESP is a
special
individualized
savings plan that
helps families
save for a
childs
post-secondary
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.

http://www.cons
ervative.ca/prim
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r-announces-furt
her-support-for-f
amilies-saving-f
or-their-children
s-education-2

Urge reforms to
our tax and
labour policies
in ways that will
increase the
opportunity for
Canadians to
spend more time
with family
https://www.g
reenparty.ca/e
n/policy/vision
-green/people/
family

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.
http://www.cbc.
ca/news/politics/
canada-election2015-bloc-electi
on-promises-1.3
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Promote an
integrated
program of
Keep
employment
insurance fund
for people out of
work and not
loot it for other
projects. Ask the
federal
Competition
Bureau to
investigate
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.
https://www.lib
eral.ca/realcha
nge/helping-fa
milies