The Conservative Party of CanadaFounded in 2003, Incorporated Progressive Conservative Party and Canadian Alliance Party (formally Reform Party of Canada).
Last election: 143 seats and 37.65% poplar vote
Current Leader: Stephen Harper
Party Platform:
After spending some time on their web-site, I could not find anything on their election platform, the only two items that I came across was fair mongering on a coalition government and the failed budget
I really want to see what the Conservative stand for and the direction that they want to take the country to.
Stephen Harper
Born: April 30, 1959
Toronto, OntarioRiding: Calgary Southwest
Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harper
The Liberal Party of Canada
Founded: July 1, 1867
Last election: 77 seats and 26.26% poplar vote
Current Leader: Michael Ignatieff
Party Platform:(taken from their web-site: http://www.liberal.ca/issues/)
The Economy - Liberals are fighting for a strong economy. A future Liberal government will take a balanced and credible fiscal approach to tackling the Conservatives’ record deficit and restoring
Canada’s fiscal health including:
Cancelling Harper’s additional corporate tax breaks and restoring rates to 2010 levels. Canada already has the second lowest corporate tax rates in the G7 and 25% lower than the U.S. Canadian families deserve a break, not the largest corporations;
Making better choices instead of spending billions on stealth fighter jets and US-style mega prisons;
Deficit reduction by committing to a deficit to GDP target of 1% within the first two years of a Liberal government and further decline every year thereafter until the budget is balanced;
Fiscal prudence by restoring a reserve as a buffer to achieve targets; and,
Spending discipline by finding targeted, sustainable savings in partnership with the public service and proposing new programs in the Liberal platform only if they can be financed without adding to the deficit.
Families, Finances and the Future
Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal Party of Canada are fighting for your family. A future Liberal government will invest in addressing the economic pressures on Canadian families, like Learning, Health care and Pensions, through:
A Family Care Plan to enhance care for our parents, our grandparents and our sick loved ones, and to help reduce the pressure on hundreds of thousands of struggling Canadian families;
A Pension Reform Plan to establish a voluntary Supplementary Canada Pension Plan to help more Canadians use our trusted national pension plan to save for their retirement and to protect the pension savings of Canadians whose companies have gone bankrupt; and
A Pan-Canadian Learning Strategy spanning early childhood development and care, aboriginal education, workforce literacy, language training for New Canadians, and access to higher education and training to build the best-educated, most skilled workforce in the world.
Clean Resources, Healthy Environment and the Economy of Tomorrow
Liberals are fighting to protect our natural environment as we transition to the cleaner economy of tomorrow, through:
An Environment and Clean Energy Plan that takes real action on climate change, creates jobs by investing in renewable energy production, promotes energy efficiency, and helps companies to develop and manufacture new clean energy products and materials. We will also protect our future by preserving our oceans, lakes and coastal communities;
Bringing Canadians Together
Liberals are fighting to bring Canadians together. While divisive politics has made our country small, Liberals want to build bridges between communities and renew our democracy through:
The Rural Canada Matters strategy to boost rural communities with better access to b
A National Food Policy to promote healthy living, safe food, sustainable farm incomes, environmental farmland stewardship and international leadership; and
An Open Government Initiative to create a new level of accountability for government spending and to spur innovation and economic growth.
roadband internet, doctors and nurses, emergency services, and postal services;
Born: May 12, 1947
Toronto, Ontario
Riding: Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ignatieff
New Democratic Party Of Canada
Founded: 17 June 1961 Incorporated CCF and CLC
Last election: 37 seats and 18.18% poplar vote
Current Leader: Jack Layton
Party Platform:(taken from their web-site: http://www.ndp.ca/platform/)
Leadership you can trust
It’s time for a leader who will get things done for you and your family. Jack Layton’s New Democrats will work with others, stop the scandals and get results. Together, we can start fixing Ottawa – right now.
Making life more affordable
New Democrats will reduce the cost of everyday essentials like home heating. And we’ll ensure that every family takes home more of every paycheque.
Rewarding job creators
Under Stephen Harper, your tax dollars went to companies shipping Canadian jobs overseas. New Democrats will target investment to small businesses and companies actually creating jobs right here at home.
Improving front-line health services
New Democrats will take concrete steps to train more family doctors. We’ll improve homecare. And
we’ll make your prescription medicines a little more affordable.
Putting families first
New Democrats will strengthen pensions. We’ll make childcare and education more accessible. And we’ll improve EI to make it easier for families to care for ageing loved ones.
Born: July 18, 1950
Montreal, Quebec
Riding: Toronto—Danforth
Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Layton
Other parties running in this election
Bloc Québécois
Green
Christian Heritage
Marxist–Leninist
Libertarian
Progressive Canadian
Communist
Canadian Action
Marijuana
Rhinoceros
First Peoples National
Western Block
Animal Alliance Environment Voters
People's Political Power
Pirate Party
United Party
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