|
Elections
|
View this Thread in Original format
| Goashem |
So im doing some research on the parties for the next elections and i cant seem to find any information about tuition fees. also the NDP website does nothing but bad mouth the liberals on their key issues, yet there is no evidence of any planned actions to solve the problems if jack layton is elected. the only thing i can see being emphasized is "there is alot of work to do".
Right now i think there are three main issues concerning the members of this board: Health Care, Violence, Tuitions and related subjects.
Here are the Conservatives and Liberals platforms on the issues from their websites (no NDP since i cant really find any concrete plans for the future).
Conservaties
•Mandatory prison sentences for serious drug trafficking, weapons, and violent offences, and ending house arrests for violent, sexual, and other serious offences.
•Ending the long-gun registry and using the savings to hire more front-line police officers.
•Protecting women and children from sex offenders through a mandatory DNA data bank, raising the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16 years old, and ending all defence loopholes for child pornography.
•Strengthening border port and airport security, consolidating security services under a new National Security Commissioner, and quickly deporting non-citizen criminals.
•Providing tax incentives for young Canadians to learn skilled trades as apprentices, and for businesses to hire new apprentices (cant find anything about tuition freezes).
•Exempting the first $10,000 of student scholarship or bursary income from taxation
•Working with the provinces to increase family income thresholds for student loan eligibility
•Work with the provinces to develop a Patient Wait Times Guarantee to ensure that all Canadians receive essential medical treatment within clinically acceptable waiting times.
•Comply with the principles of the Canada Health Act.
•Treat all patients equally for essential health care services, regardless of ability to pay.
•Increase the number of doctors and nurses by working with the provinces and territories to expand educational programs for health care professionals
Liberals
•Making the system more comprehensive by integrating priority home care services (home mental health case management and intervention services; post-acute home care, and palliative home care) within the Canada Health Act, as well as improving prescription drug coverage.
•Improving timely access to quality care for all Canadians through special initiatives to improve waitlist management, by removing obstacles to primary care reform, and by increasing the supply of advanced diagnostic services and of health care providers across Canada.
•Encouraging a national personal electronic health record system and protecting the security and privacy of Canadians' personal health information through amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada.
•Shorter Waiting Times – for key services such as cancer treatment, heart surgery, MRIs, hip and joint replacements, and cataract surgery, all governments commit to setting targets for reductions in the time patients must wait. Over time, other key tests and treatments will also be targeted.
•More Doctors and Nurses – for those who have to travel great distances to see a specialist or even a general practitioner or nurse, this agreement delivers a specific commitment that will see all governments work to ensure a greater number of health professionals using a variety of approaches.
•Expanded Home Care – for those many Canadians who would prefer to receive care at home as opposed to a hospital, this agreement sees alls governments agree to a series of reforms that will expand home care services no later than 2006.
•Better Community and Family Care – for the long-term benefit of both patients and the health care system itself, expanding the availability of timely access to so-called 24/7 service is critical. All governments have agreed to expand their efforts in this respect and will report to Canadians on the progress.
•A National Drug Strategy – for those facing the sometimes ruinous cost of needed medicines, all governments have agreed to establish a national pharmaceuticals strategy to be defined in detail by June 30, 2006.
•Improved Aborigional Health Care – for Canada’s Aboriginal Canadians and communities, health care services and overall well-being lags that of the rest of Canada. All governments have agreed on a multi-part strategy to improve health care for Aboriginal Canadians backed by a federal financial commitment of $700 million.
•To address the escalation of gun violence in Canadian cities, the Liberal government would act immediately to put in place a ban on handguns. This will be done through an amendment in the criminal code for which provinces and territories can choose to opt in. The handgun ban will go hand in hand with an amnesty and buy-back program to collect existing handguns, as well as a national Gunstoppers Program to provide financial rewards for information leading to removing illegal guns from our city streets.
•In addition, the Liberal government will toughen penalties to crack down on gun crime and gang violence, including doubling mandatory minimum sentences for key gun crimes
•$50 million Gun Violence and Gangs Prevention Fund will support organizations and governments working to reduce gun violence and gang activity through diversionary and skills development programs targeted to youth at risk.
- no mention of student loans, tuitions and the likes.
It'll be great if someone can also post the NDP platforms and give further insights into these key issues. and it would also be great if this becomes a sticky or if swamper could make a sticky thread for elections. |
|
|
| MarkT |
I'd suggest contacting the Canadian Federation of Students...they probably are closely watching the platforms of each party and could provide some info:
http://www.cfsontario.ca/english/ |
|
|
| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | | •Protecting women and children from sex offenders through a mandatory DNA data bank, raising the age of sexual consent from 14 to 16 years old, and ending all defence loopholes for child pornography |
I better vote Liberal or else dump my GF :D:D:D:D:D:D |
|
|
| Matt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Goashem
So im doing some research on the parties for the next elections and i cant seem to find any information about tuition fees. also the NDP website does nothing but bad mouth the liberals on their key issues, yet there is no evidence of any planned actions to solve the problems if jack layton is elected. the only thing i can see being emphasized is "there is alot of work to do".
|
As far as I know, the NDP has not released their official platform yet. |
|
|
| Jayx1 |
Jack Layton the used car salesman...
LOL |
|
|
| Matt |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
Jack Layton the used car salesman...
LOL |
also the only party leader with a PHd |
|
|
| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matt
also the only party leader with a PHd |
While impressive, a PHD doesnt necissarily mean you can identify with the real world.
Obviously he's a smart guy in that sense, but i give street smarts a lot of credibility as well. I remember some of the smartest people i knew in university on paper were the dumbest people you'd ever meet in real life. |
|
|
| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Matt
also the only party leader with a PHd |
A Ph.D in Poli Sci from York. :rolleyes:
If someone comes on board with a Ph.D in Economics or some area of Business, that -might- sway my vote. |
|
|
| Goashem |
| heh legalizing weed isnt a good thing in everyones mind. right now NDP's major appeal to me is their platform on education. |
|
|
| Fir3start3r |
Here's all the party's platforms via Globe and Mail:
>>Source<< |
|
|
| DJ_Elyot |
| Those are 2004 platforms... |
|
|
|
|
