Updates from the campaign trail

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Bloc Quebecois

Continue support for the Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap
Eliminate any current subsidies that the federal government is providing to the fossil fuel sector
End offshore oil exploration in marine protected areas
Support the NATO 2% of GDP target for defence spending, focus on Quebec based procurement to achieve this goal
End the current F-35 purchase agreement unless Canada is given the source code to operate the jets
Increase the amount of non-market housing available, targeting a 20% market share
Address house flipping by requiring owners to hold their property for two years in order to qualify for the primary residence capital gains exemption
Provide a GST rebate on new homes for first time buyers
Modernize the CBC/Radio Canada to ensure independence between French and English services
Will introduce a private members bill forcing the federal government to pass the preliminary texts of any free trade agreements through the House of Commons prior to ratification
Will introduce a primate members bill to send a Quebec delegation - nominated by the Province - to any international trade negotiations
Take advantage of cuts impacting American federal employees by recruiting 'American scientific minds'
Reduce 'flipping' in the real estate market by forcing property owners to maintain possession of their property for two-years prior to relisting for sale

Conservative Party of Canada

Cut the annual budget for consultants within the federal government by $10 billion
Simplify the National Building Code, giving maximum flexibility for new materials and building methods and cut red tape for builders and tradespeople, working with provinces to harmonize building code regulations.
Introduce the Taxpayer Protection Act
Reform the current suite of investment tax credits offered by the federal government
Launch an oligopoly review of key federally regulated sectors
Streamline the federal public service though natural attrition and retirement, and eliminate university degree requirements for most federal public service roles
Implement plain language laws so legislation is clear, enforceable and accessible
Introduce the Farmland Protection Act to stop foreign governments and corporations from buying Canadian farmland
Introduce a Free Trade Bonus to reward provinces that lower trade and mobility barriers
Pursue a CANZUK free trade and mobility agreement with the UK, Australia and New Zealand
Keep the rate of population growth below the rate of housing and job growth and ensure healthcare services keep pace with population
Require union LMIA pre-checks, ensuring unions get consulted before employers hire temporary foreign workers
Launch a 'Blue Seal" certification program for Canadians and newcomers, working with provinces to provide recognized certifications for doctors, nurses, early childhood educators and other professions
Pass the Tax Fairness for Travelling Trades Workers Act to allow full tax deductibility for travel
Axe the GST on new rental housing construction
Simplify federal funding programs for Indigenous housing and community development and include Indigenous communities in national housing targets and infrastructure planning
Streamline access to the Security Infrastructure Program for places of worship, community and cultural centres
Defund the CBC while maintaining Radio-Canada services. English language CBC should be Canadian-owned, self sufficient media organization that is a not-for-profit and supported by listeners, donors, sponsorships and ad and licensing revenue
Cut 25% of all federal government red-tape within two years. Pass a law that requires two regulations be cut for every one added, and ensure $2 in administrative costs are saved for every $1 added
Create a "one stop shop" for regulatory approvals called the Rapid Resource Project Office to handle all approvals across all orders of government. Provide a hard time limit of one year for regulatory approvals, with a target of six months.
Extend drug addiction recovery programs, and open 50,000 new recovery beds.
Remove federal funding for safe opioid supply centers and ensure that any remaining safe supply or safe consumption sites cannot operate within 500 meters of schools, daycares, playgrounds, parks or seniors homes
Create a task force to review tax rules and close tax loopholes, direct the CRA to investigate offshore tax havens, expose multinational corporations that take advantage of off shore tax havens and financial reward whistleblowers for information on offshore tax avoidance
Repeal Bill C-75, Bill C-5, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Criminal Code, introducing minimum sentences for human trafficking, importing or exporting ten or more illegal firearms, and trafficking, producing or exporting more than 40mg of fentanyl
Introduce a "Three Strikes and You're Out" law, wherein criminals who are convicted of three serious offences will receive a minimum sentence of 10 years and a maximum of life and will be designated as dangerous offenders
Allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free, and allow seniors to keep growing their savings in RRSPs until age 73 (currently age 71)
Approve Phase 2 of LNG Canada and accelerate at least 9 additional projects
Enhance northern export infrastructure by upgrading the Port of Churchill
Train 350,000 new apprentices in 5 years by expanding the Union Training and Innovation Program and restoring $4000 apprenticeship grants
Introduce mandatory municipality housing targets, municipalities must increase housing construction by 15% per year, if a municipality misses this target federal funds will be withheld. Cities must pre-approve high-density housing near trans stations
Sell of 15% of federal buildings to be converted to affordable housing
Create a "Canada First" National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmissions lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure projects across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor entirely within Canada
Introduce a reinvestment tax cut, under which no capital gains tax would be applied on the sale of assets if the proceeds from the sale were reinvested in Canada. (Pilot program to run 2025 - 2026)
Expand the tax write off that trades workers can claim for work related travel
Repeal the Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap, the Industrial Price on Carbon, Bill C-69 (the Impact Assessment Act) and Bill C-48 (the Tanker Ban)
Establish the Canadian Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (CIOC), led by Indigenous peoples to offer loan guarantees to Indigenous communities
Reverse plans to continue increasing the federal beer, wine and spirits tax and bring the tax down to 2017 levels
Introduce a budgetary "pay-as-you-go" system, where any new government expenditure would need to be offset by equivalent savings elsewhere, to prevent escalating deficits and debt
Repeal Bill C-69, the Impact Assessment Act
Increase domestic energy production by supporting projects like the Energy East pipeline and reducing regulatory barriers to develop Canada's natural resources
Repeal the entire carbon pricing law for consumers and big industry; expand eligibility” for the clean technology and clean manufacturing tax credits; and “reward” businesses that made products with emissions lower than the world average.
Create “shovel-ready zones” with pre-approved permits for major resource or energy projects.
Prioritize an agreement on one standard set of trucking rules to get goods moving east-west
Create a Blue Seal Professional Licensing Standard recognized in each province
Double the size of the 1st Patrol Group of the Canadian Rangers, from 2,000 to 4,000 Rangers
Acquire two additional polar icebreakers for the Royal Canadian Navy
Build at least one permanent Arctic military base within two years
Expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster access to employment insurance for apprentices in licensed trades
Hire more front-line officers and expanding police training
End hard drug programs and ban hard drugs and government-funded drug consumption sites located near families and schools, aiming to reduce community harm and disorder
Enhance the Security Infrastructure Program by doubling its funding, simplifying the application process, and broadening eligible expenses to protect communities at risk
Create an Anti-Hate Crime Task Force to coordinate the protection of faith communities and prosecute offenders committing hate crimes
Cut the GST on new homes up to $1.3 million
Incentivize municipalities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15% more homes each year
Cut income tax by 15%, dropping the tax rate on the lowest income tax bracket from 15% to 12.75%
Increase the annual TFSA contribution rate by $5000.00, so long as investments are made in Canada

Green Party of Canada

Create a common diplomatic and economic front with like minded countries - similar to NATO, and deepen economic and political ties with the EU.
Oppose the NATO 2% of GDP target for defence spending, review Canada's continued membership in NATO
Support the construction of 1.2 million non-market rental or cooperative homes over the next seven years
Increase funding for the CBC/Radio Canada to match per capita funding levels of internationally recognized public broadcasters such as the BBC
Restore the federal corporate income tax-rate to 28% and eliminate two-thirds of targeted federal corporate subsidies
Raise the Basic Personal Amount from $15,705 to $40,000

Liberal Party of Canada

Table legislation, before Canada Day, that will eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade and labour mobility and remove all federal exceptions under the Canada Free Trade Agreement
Require all federal departments, such as Transport Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Innovation Science and Economic Development Canada to undertake reviews and within 60 days report on progress to eliminate outdated and un-needed rules, reduce duplication or overlap and streamline administrative processes for the delivery of regulatory decisions
Working with provinces, territories and Indigenous Peoples, establish a list of nation building projects that span provincial and territorial boundaries that will deliver major economic and strategic benefits to Canadians.
Cut income taxes by reducing the marginal tax rate on the lowest bracket by one percentage point
Kickstart Canada's clean energy supply chain by investing in critical minerals, getting from rock-to-road faster and ensuring early-stage companies can get their products to market
Broaden the Critical Mineral Exploration Tax Credit by expanding qualifying minerals to include minerals necessary for defence, semiconductors, energy and other clean technologies
Balance the federal governments operating budget by 2028 and ensure that the governments debt-to-GDP ratio declines over the budget horizon
Conduct an expert review of the corporate tax system based on the principles of fairness, transparency, simplicity, sustainability and competitiveness
Create a Defense Procurement Agency and change existing procurement procedures to support Canada's defense industry
Provide sector specific, mid-career training and upskilling benefits up to $15,000 per worker in priority sectors such as manufacturing, construction, health care and artificial intelligence
Further develop Canada's east-west electricity grid with provinces, territories, Indigenous partners and stakeholders
Open a $25 billion export credit facility to support Canadian businesses as they expand into new markets, offering financing to help other countries buy Canadian goods and services
Leverage the CanExport program to help businesses pursue export opportunities through free trade agreements such as CETA and CPTPP in order to diversify our international trade opportunities
Establish the Bureau of Research, Engineering and Advanced Leadership to ensure the CAF and CSE have the technology and knowledge needed to operate effectively
Work closely with Arctic and Northern Indigenous leadership as partners, in defence and security investments that respect their rights, incorporate traditional knowledge and ensure community priorities are reflected
Forge a new Canada-Europe Arctic security cooperation agreement that deepens ties in the North
Increase the claimable amount under the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED) to $6 million and create a Canada Patent Box
Attract leading researchers to Canadian institutions by creating the Canadian Sovereignty and Resilience Research Fund. Take advantage of cuts and instability in the American post-secondary research ecosystem by welcoming eligible researchers to Canada if projects can directly help Canadians or be commercialized here
Revitalize the Global Skills Strategy to help high growth Canadian businesses and entrepreneurs with new projects that will support Canada's strategic economic growth
Increase labour mobility for skilled trades people between provinces and territories to address labour shortages
Invest in digital infrastructure, catalyzing the construction and development of AI infrastructure including data storage facilities, compute capacity, high speed, safe and reliable communication networks and digital supply chain solutions
Develop community infrastructure that brings communities together, engaging with municipalities that make progress on housing first
Enshrine and protect CBC/Radio-Canada by introducing legislation to establish statutory funding and an initial $150 million increase in funding
Reintroduce the Multi-Unit Rental Building (MURB) tax credit
Work to establish international standards for voluntary carbon markets
Cover costs (up to $8000) for apprenticeship training, double funding supports for union-led training programs, and set aside $20-million in capital funding for colleges to expand training spaces in apprenticeship programs
Extend the Labour Mobility Tax deduction for workers who travel farther from home for work
Create a new federal entity - Build Canada Homes - which will have three key functions: building affordable housing at scale (including on public land), catalyzing a new housing industry, and providing financing to affordable homebuilders, with a target to produce 500,000 housing units per year
Transfer all affordable housing programming (such as the Affordable Housing Fund and the Federal Lands Initiative) from CMHC to BCH. Wherever possible, BCH will also acquire additional land and offer leases so we can add to Canada’s affordable housing stock
Will maintain protections for supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs
Will top up the agriculture and food processing insurance program with $200-million
Increase funding for programs to subsidize the purchase of 'eco-friendly' farm equipment
Announced a first mile-fund, support for critical industries to get product to existing trade infrastructure
Announced a one window approval process to harmonize across provincial and federal regulatory approval processes
Will create a $5-billion "Trade Diversification Fund", used to build new infrastructure such as ports, rail roads and airports used to sell Canadian goods to countries other than the United States.
Expand the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia’s over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries
Provide $253 million in new funding for Indigenous reconciliation initiatives in the North
Maintain capital gains inclusion rate at one-half
Double the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program and make it available beyond resource sector
Deploy a $2-billion "Strategic Response Fund" which will be used to protect the jobs of workers impact by tariffs and "fortify the entire Canadian Auto Supply Chain"
Eliminate GST for first-time homebuyers on homes sold at or under $1 million
To address the impacts of tariffs, allow Canadian businesses to defer income tax and GST & HST payments to boost their liquidity
Waive the one-week waiting period for employment insurance for those who lose their jobs as a result of U.S. tariffs

New Democratic Party of Canada

Introduce an Environmental Bill of Rights and establish an Office of Environmental Justice
Target a falling debt-to-GDP ratio by year four, build in a contingency to account for unexpected external shocks
Increase defence spending to reach the NATO 2% of GDP target by no later than 2032
Raise the basic personal amount to $19,500 and lower the high income personal amount
Introduce a 2% surtax on corporations that earn more than $500 million
Raise the Maximum Insurable Earnings and increase the benefit rate to 55% to ensure workers receive support
Expand EI Work Sharing programs to help businesses avoid layoffs
Expand EI coverage duration to 50 weeks
Re-establish bus routes that were operated by Greyhound
Establish high-speed rail between Quebec City and Windsor, and between Edmonton Calgary and Banff
Extend the EV rebate up to 5000.00 for non-Canadian EVs and 10,000.00 for Canadian EVs
Establish a national wildfire fighting force
Overhaul Canada's bankruptcy and insolvency laws to ensure workers are protected
Restrict the use of offshore tax havens by ending tax agreements with known havens such as Bermuda, and require corporations to prove a legitimate business need for offshore accounts
Launch a review of the tax code to close loopholes that allow corporations to avoid taxation
Plan to build 3 million homes in Canada by 2030, support this plan with a $16-billion national housing strategy.
Ban fixed term leases, renovictions, demovictions, and other practices aimed at pushing people out of their homes and driving up rents. Ban rent price fixing and collusion by corporate landlords including the use of shared data platforms and coordinated pricing tools.
Require cities to allow more multi-unit homes in all neighborhoods, require more housing near public transit and support Canadian industry through federal housing programs
Bring in a permanent ban on foreign homebuyers, including barring purchases from numbered companies and corporate proxies
Expand the current anti-flipping tax from 1 year to 5 year
Provide a mechanism by which the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation can provide low-interest, public backed mortgages
End the Consumer Carbon Tax
Maintain both the federal industrial price on carbon and the Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap
Eliminate any subsidies for oil and gas companies
Introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment system
Support retrofit programs for 3.3 million homes across the country - including free retrofits for 2.3 million low-income households. Retrofits would involve energy efficient investments such as heat pumps
Deploy a national public infrastructure and procurement strategy to: use 100 per cent Canada steel in all federally funded projects, ban U.S. companies from federal procurement so long as the tariff situation persists, prioritize Canadian unionized firms in public project bidding, and increase Canadian content requirements for all federally funded projects
Restrict offshore tax havens by requiring corporations to prove a legitimate need for offshoring accounts.
Launch a review of the tax code to close loopholes
Cancel Canada’s F-35 contracts and build jets in Canada
Train 100,000 more people including newcomers and workers displaced by trade war in skilled trades and improve working conditions
Use project Labour Agreements, or Community Benefits Agreements to support good jobs and improve the impacts for communities
Set aside 100% of suitable federal crown land to build over 100,000 rent-controlled homes by 2035
Redesign and double the Public Land Acquisition Fund, investing $1 billion over 5 years into acquiring more public land to build more rent-controlled homes
Finance new construction – with a new Community Housing Bank to partner with non-profit developers, co-ops, and Indigenous communities
Speed up approvals on lands owned by the federal government to build homes faster
Remove GST on essentials such as children's clothes and diapers
Raise the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors
Double the Canada Disability Benefit for low-income individuals
Ban 'corporate landlords' from buying existing affordable housing rental buildings and cease providing these landlords with low-interest federal loans and mortgage loan insurance.
Increase the rental protection fund.

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