Issues
Health Care
Five million Canadians do not have a family doctor. One million patients are on waiting lists for care.
In some parts of Canada, private for-profit corporations are allowed to undermine our public health care system.
It’s time for a change.
We must improve health care so no-one is left behind. We must be innovative. And you and your family must not be forced to wait because someone with more money is jumping the queue.
Read More: http://www.ndp.ca/platform/healthcare
Environment
For our children and grandchildren, we must change the way things are done in Ottawa. We must act now so we don’t leave them a vastly degraded Canada, and a very inhospitable world.
Jack Layton and the New Democrats will tackle the challenge of climate change – not with Mr. Harper’s idle words or by taxing you and your family – but with tough laws that force polluters to clean up the mess they’ve made.
We will stop the tax giveaways that reward corporate polluters. We will seize the opportunity to build a new energy economy – new industries, new jobs for Canadians, new environmental solutions.
Read More: http://www.ndp.ca/platform/environment
The Economy
The Conservatives promised to put jobs first.
They didn’t.
While they stand by, good jobs are disappearing, and many of our jobs are being shipped overseas.
Thousands of hard-working Canadians are struggling to pay the bills and support their families because they are forced to rely on a succession of insecure, low-wage jobs.
We can do better. Every worker deserves a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work, respect in the workplace, and a secure pension.
Jack Layton and the New Democrats will act on your priorities:
- We will provide leadership to keep jobs in Canada, encourage innovation, and help you balance your budget by putting a stop to consumer gouging.
- We will invest in new energy solutions, affordable housing, and education and training for workers and young people.
- We will ensure that opportunities are shared with working families and individuals, not taken away through tax giveaways to those who need them least.
Canadian workers have the ingenuity, work ethic and desire to be successful.
Jack Layton and the New Democrats will ensure that every Canadian can share in our country’s opportunities and potential. We will put you and your family first.
Read More: http://www.ndp.ca/platform/jobsandaffordability
For information on the NDP position on other issues, visit here: http://www.ndp.ca/platform
