Access to information
We will make government information more accessible. Government data and information should be open ...
<> make government information accessible.> government data information open default, formats modern easy use. update access information act meet standard. make easier canadians access information eliminating fees, initial $5 filing fee. expand role information commissioner, giving power issue binding orders disclosure. ensure access information applies prime ministers ministers offices, administrative institutions support parliament courts. ensure continues serve canadians, undertake legislative review access information act years.
information open government transparency trudeau
We will embrace open data. We will accelerate and expand open data initiatives, and will make govern...
<> embrace open data.> accelerate expand open data initiatives, make government data available digitally, canadians easily access use .
We will disclose Parliamentary expenses and make Parliament open by default. The Liberal Party was t...
<> disclose parliamentary expenses make parliament open default.> liberal party require members proactively disclose travel hospitality expenses. time parliamentarians . make government accountable requiring parliamentarians disclose expenses common detailed manner, quarter. end secrecy surrounding board internal economy group responsible regulating spending members parliament. rare cases requiring confidentiality, meetings group open public.
trudeau
We will ban partisan government ads. The federal government should use advertising to promote govern...
<> ban partisan government ads.> federal government use advertising promote governmentprograms, partisan agendas. appoint advertising commissioner help auditor generaloversee government advertising. commissioner review proposedmessages ensure non-partisan represent legitimate public service announcement.
We will protect the integrity of our elections and encourage more Canadiansto vote. Fair elections...
<> integrity elections encourage canadians vote.> fair elections cornerstone democracy. elections canada resources needs investigate voter fraud vote suppression, illegal financing, threats free fair elections. help encourage canadians vote, removing restrictions ways chief electoral officer elections canada communicate voters. incident electoral fraud prosecuted. end, independence commissioner canada elections, accountable parliament government day.
democracy
We will close political financing loopholes. When fixed election date legislation was introduced, it...
<> close political financing loopholes.> fixed election date legislation introduced, left loophole allows unlimited spending period election called. creates uneven playing field. review limits political parties spend elections, ensure spending elections subject limits .
senate
We will establish an independent commission to organize leaders debates. Elections are a time for...
<> establish independent commission organize leaders debates.> elections time canadians learn political parties, leaders, policies. comes leaders debates, focus educating engaging canadians, twisting rules political advantage. establish independent commission organize leaders debates bring end partisan gamesmanship.
We will make every vote count. We are committed to ensuring that 2015 will be the last federal elect...
<> make vote count.> committed ensuring 2015 federal election conducted -past--post voting . convene -party parliamentary committee review wide variety reforms, ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting, online voting. committee deliver recommendations parliament. 18 months forming government, introduce legislation enact electoral reform.
democracy
We will engage with first-time voters and encourage more Canadians to vote. Every young person shoul...
<> engage -time voters encourage canadians vote.> young person registered vote turn 18. work interested provinces territories, elections canada, register young canadians high school cegep curriculum. ensure young person loses opportunity vote, mandate elections canada stay contact change addresses graduation. finally, encourage voter participation, support elections canada proactively registering canadians groups historically turnout, students.
alberta british columbia manitoba new brunswick newfoundland and labrador northwest territories nova scotia nunavut ontario prince edward island quebec saskatchewan youth yukon
We will bring real change to the Senate. The status quo is not an option: the Senate needs to change...
<> bring real change senate.> status quo option: senate needs change. need end partisan nature senate. believe government focus efforts priorities canadians, rounds constitutional negotiations. , non-partisan, merit-based process advise prime minister senate appointments.
accountability expenses honesty open government public money senate spending transparency
We will reform Question Period so that all members, including the PrimeMinister, are held to great...
<> reform question period members, including primeminister, held account.> head government, prime minister represents canadians directly accountable canadians. introduce prime ministers question period level direct accountability. empower speaker challenge sanction members question period, allow time questions answers. look ways make question period relevant, including use online technologies, work parties recommend bring changes.
We will make free votes in the House of Commons standard practice. We will give Canadians a stronger...
We will not resort to legislative tricks to avoid scrutiny. Stephen Harper has used prorogation to a...
<> resort legislative tricks avoid scrutiny.> stephen harper used prorogation avoid difficult political circumstances. . stephen harper used omnibus bills prevent parliament properly reviewing debating proposals. change house commons standing orders bring end undemocratic practice.
We will make it easier for Canadians to access their own personal information. Canadians have a righ...
<> make easier canadians access personal information.> canadians right access personal information held government. make accessing information faster, complicated, affordable, simple, central, -fee website personal information requests. 30-day guarantee: request longer 30 days fulfill, government provide written explanation delay applicant privacy commissioner.
information open government transparency
We will not interfere with the work of government watchdogs. Our Officers of Parliament do important...
<> interfere work government watchdogs.> officers parliament important work helping canadians. ensure officers properly funded accountable parliament, government day.
corruption honest honesty integrity
We will make the Supreme Court appointment process more transparent. Under Stephen Harper, the all-p...
<> make supreme court appointment process transparent.> stephen harper, -party supreme court appointment process disrespected degraded, culminating prime ministers unprecedented attacks chief justice. dignity respect relationship government supreme court. work parties house commons ensure process appointing supreme court justices transparent, inclusive, accountable canadians. ensure process involves proper consultation authorities legal profession, including provinces, provincial law societies, provincial appellate superior courts, chief justice supreme court. ensure appointed supreme court functionally bilingual.
alberta british columbia justice manitoba new brunswick newfoundland and labrador northwest territories nova scotia nunavut ontario prince edward island quebec saskatchewan yukon
We will make the Parliamentary Budget Officer truly independent. The decisions that government makes...
<> make parliamentary budget officer truly independent.> decisions government makes based latest, accurate information available. includes information state nations finances. make sure best information hand, ensure parliamentary budget officer truly independent government. make sure office properly funded, accountable directly parliament, government day. help canadians make informed decisions elections, add costing party platforms parliamentary budget officers mandate. starting election, canadians credible, non-partisan way compare partys fiscal plans.
controlled spending government spending open government partisan ads spending
We will provide better oversight of taxpayer dollars. Canadians understand the importance of saving,...
<> provide oversight taxpayer dollars.> canadians understand importance , spending, borrowing responsibly. government hold standard. change parliaments financial processes government accounting consistent clear. ensure accounting consistency estimates public accounts, provide costing analysis proposed legislation, require government receive parliaments approval borrowing plans.
We will deliver stronger national security oversight. At present, Parliament does not have oversight...
<> deliver national security oversight.> present, parliament does oversight national security agencies, making canada sole nation eyes allies elected officials scrutinize security operations. leaves public uninformed unrepresented critical issues. -party committee monitor oversee operations government department agency national security responsibilities.
justice
We will strengthen Parliamentary committees so that they can better scrutinize legislation. Better g...
<> parliamentary committees scrutinize legislation.> government starts ideas. ensure parliamentary committees properly resourced bring expert witnesses, sufficiently staffed continue provide reliable, non-partisan research. increase accountability, role parliamentary committee chairs, including elections secret ballot. change rules ministers parliamentary secretaries longer vote committees.
We will make the Canada Revenue Agency fairer, more helpful, and easierto use. The Canada Revenue ...
taxes
We will save home mail delivery. By ending door-to-door mail delivery, Stephen Harper is asking Cana...
<> save home mail delivery.> ending door--door mail delivery, stephen harper asking canadians pay service. unacceptable. stop stephen harpers end door--door mail delivery canada undertake review canada post make sure provides high-quality service reasonable price canadians, matter live.
senior seniors
We will build a government as diverse as Canada. Our country is stronger, and our government more ef...
<> build government diverse canada.> country , government effective, decision-makers reflect canadas diversity. include equal number women men cabinet. adopt government-wide appointment process open based merit.
bisexual equality gay lesbian lgbtq2 queer trans two-spirit women
We will involve young people in government. At its highest levels, our government needs to do a bett...
<> involve young people government.> highest levels, government needs job understanding addressing needs canadas young people. prime ministers youth advisory council, consisting young canadians aged 16 24, provide non-partisan advice prime minister issues facing country.
career education jobs school student youth
We will consider the gender impacts of the decisions we make. Public policies affect women and men i...
<> consider gender impacts decisions make.> public policies affect women men different ways. differences account making decisions cabinet. ensure federal departments conducting gender-based impact analyses required past 20 years.
abortion equality women
We will deliver easy online access to government services. Accessing government services online shou...
<> deliver easy online access government services.> accessing government services online easier. make process easier faster individualized, secure accounts canadians want access benefits review key documents. single online point--contact government services, work provinces territories ways combine online access. expand online services, expand -person service, reopening veterans service centres closed stephen harper. finally, work privacy commissioner develop initiatives, ensure canadians data kept safe secure.
alberta british columbia manitoba new brunswick newfoundland and labrador northwest territories nova scotia nunavut ontario prince edward island quebec saskatchewan yukon
We will establish new performance standards for federal services. Busy Canadians deserve better serv...
<> establish performance standards federal services.> busy canadians deserve service government. establish performance standards, including streamlining applications, wait times, offering money- guarantees. performance independently assessed publicly reported. start services hardest hit years cuts stephen harper: employment insurance, veterans services, immigration, ei cpp appeals. ensure federal services delivered compliance official languages act.
veterans
We will involve Canadians in policy-making. Technology makes it easier for citizens and government t...
<> involve canadians policy-making.> technology makes easier citizens government share ideas information. explore ways use technology crowdsource policy ideas citizens.
We will value science and treat scientists with respect. We will appoint a Chief Science Officer who...
<> value science treat scientists respect.> appoint chief science officer ensure government science fully available public, scientists able speak freely work, scientific analyses considered government makesdecisions.
science
We will restore the long-form census. Without accurate and reliable data, Canadas communities can...
<> long-form census.> accurate reliable data, canadas communities ahead. transit planning housing strategies support canadians difficult. immediately mandatory long-form census, communities information need best serve canadians.
access to information demographics information population science
We will make Statistics Canada fully independent. Data collected by Statistics Canada helps the priv...
<> make statistics canada fully independent.> data collected statistics canada helps private sector, government, - profit groups, researchers make decisions. make statistics canada fully independent. work statistics canada stakeholders provide broader range information, including detailed labour market information, child development data, statistics population.
census information stats can transparency
We will make decisions using the best data available and will invest only in programs proven to offe...
<> make decisions using best data available invest programs proven offer good value.> responsible governments rely sound data make decisions. release public key information informs decisions make. devote fixed percentage program funds experimenting approaches existing problems. measure results encourage innovation continuously services government provides canadians. use accurate data make good decisions. stop funding initiatives longer effective invest program dollars good value.
data data-driven decisions pipeline science
We will make it easier for Canadians to vote, and harder for election lawbreakers to evade punishmen...
<> make easier canadians vote, harder election lawbreakers evade punishment.> repeal anti-democratic elements stephen harpers fair elections act, make harder canadians vote easier election lawbreakers evade punishment. voter identification card acceptable form identification. increase penalties real deterrents deliberately breaking election laws.
democracy easier voting fair voting information voter voter fraud
We will give families more money to help with the high cost of raising theirkids. We will cancel t...
<> families money help high cost kids.>
cancel tax breaks benefits wealthy including universalchild care benefit introduce <> canada child benefit> canadianfamilies money kids.
canada child benefit, canadian families receive stephen harpers confusing collection child benefit programs. typical family , means additional $2,500 help, tax-free, year.
canada child benefit tax-free tied income, provides support need help : single-parent families low-incomefamilies. lift 315,000 canadian children poverty.
stephen harper thinks government provide child support payments millionaires. end unfair giveaway.
budget child child care childcare children day care daycare family hope lgbtq2 middle class platform policies social tax taxes
We will cancel income splitting and other tax breaks and benefits for thewealthy. We will not end ...
<> cancel income splitting tax breaks benefits wealthy. end pension income splitting seniors.>
tax taxes tfsa
We will give middle class Canadians a tax break, by making taxes more fair. When middle class Canadi...
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