Federal Party Platforms

By: Aryan
Issue

Liberal

NDP

Conservative

Green

Bloc
Quebecois

Education

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
fulltime
students, and
to $1,800 per
year for
part-time
students.
https://www.li
beral
.ca/realchang
e/po
st-secondaryeduc ation/

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
https://www.n
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p.ca/news/col
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ytobe-more-a
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ordableunder
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
https://www.n
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p.ca/news/col
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ege-universit
ytobe-more-a
ff
ordableunder
ndp

Boost
participation
in
cooperative
education
programs
and
apprenticeshi
ps..
Harmonize
government
programs
such as the
Millennium
Scholarship
Fund to
provide a
single
need-based
grant
program to
reduce
student debt.
Increase
investments
in
post-seconda
ry education
and ensure
that public
funding plays
a major role
in research
and
development
initiatives.
Increase the
availability of
fulltime
employment

demand
more federal
transfers for
post
secondary
education,
and social
programs

positions and
quality of life
by
implementing
a gradual
reduction in
the standard
work week to
thirty-five
work hours
per week.
https://www.g
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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
longterm
agreement
on funding.
As an
immediate
commitment,

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

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

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

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-f
u nded
medical
services.
"Health care
is certainly
the most
important
issue in the
federal
election
campaign,"

Environment

we will invest
$3 billion,
over the next
four years, to
deliver more
and better
home care
services for
all
Canadians.
https://www.li
beral
.ca/realchang
e/a-n
ew-health-ac
cord/

care. Tripling
the paid
leave
available for
Canadians
who are too
ill to work.
https://www.n
dp.ca/

impact.
Investments
into health
research
declined
overall with a
few notable
investments
into important
targeted
initiatives.
http://election
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5.cfpc.ca/ele
ction
-platforms/

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
https://www.g
reen
party.ca/en/h
ealth care

Duceppe
said in
Montreal.
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To make
sure even
more
Canadian
families get
to enjoy our
countrys
natural
beauty, well
make
admission to
National
Parks free in
2017, the
150th
anniversary
of
Confederatio
n. Finally,
well protect
our wildlife
and our
water by
increasing
the amount
of protected

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
house hold
heating
costs.
https://www.n
dp.
ca/platform

protecting bc
natural
environment
A reelected
Conservative
government
will extend its
successful
partnership
with the
Pacific
Salmon
Foundation,
by investing
$15 million to
restore and
conserve key
British
Columbian
estuaries,
and to
preserve the
lower
Harrison
Rivers
salmon

The Green
Party of
Canada has
set out its
plan for a
sustainable
future
grounded in
fiscal
responsibility,
ecological
health, and
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

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.
http://www.cb
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marine and
coastal areas
to 5 per cent
by 2017 and
10 per cent
by 2020.
https://www.li
beral
.ca/realchang
e/rea
l-change-a-n
ew-pl
an-for-canad
as-en
vironment-an
d-eco nomy/

Family

We will
cancel tax
breaks and
benefits for
the wealthy
including the
Universal
Child Care
Benefit and
introduce a
newCanada
Child Benefit
to give

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

ecosystem.
http://www.co
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ervative.ca/h
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on ment/

risks from
radiation 3.6
Environment
al 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
https://www.g
reenparty.ca/
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n/policy/visio
n
-green/enviro
nment

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.
http://www.cb
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An RESP is a
special
individualized
savings plan
that helps
families save
for a childs
postsecondar
y education.
RESPs are
most often
established
by parents,

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

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

Canadian
families more
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.li
b
eral.ca/realch
a
nge/helping-f
a milies/

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
lowinterest
credit card.
https://www.n
dp.
ca/platform

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.co
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ervative.ca/pr
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integrated
program of
supports, tax
cuts, and
awarenessrai
sing
emphasizing
that time
spent with
children
and/or in the
community is
essential for
the
continuation
of our
society.
https://www.g
reenparty.ca/
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fluctuating
gas prices.
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