I expected the launch of the Canadian Future party to attract some attention, but nothing like the wave of public and media interest from coast to coast we received. This conversation with National Post columnist John Ivison might answer some of your questions about our new party.
Thank you to everyone who’s been on this journey with us and to the hundreds of new supporters who signed up to Canadian Future over the past week, and to everyone who has written or called with questions and ideas.
Many questions focused on what’s next for the party, how to get involved, and key policy areas Canadian Future will focus on, over the next few months. You asked, we answered!
Question: what’s next for Canadian Future?
In the coming weeks Canada’s Future will introduce members of our interim National Council and complete Election Canada’s requirements to register as a full-fledged political party. We are gathering membership declarations from our 250 founding members. We would like to hear from you if you would like to be to be a founding member, volunteer or donate.
Question: where can I learn more about Canadian
Future?
Website: www.ourcanadianfuture.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canadianfutureparty
X-Twitter: @cdnfutureparty
Please follow us on social media! This is a
citizen-led party, if you like our message, please help us spread the word -
forward this email to five friends.
Question: what policies will Canadian Future focus on?
First, if anyone is interested in contributing policy
ideas; our policy team will only review completed documents so please develop
your ideas as much as possible – if we are going to be an evidence-based party
then we have to lead by example.
Here are three Canadian Future policies; these will
be open to debate and a vote at our founding convention – around this time next
year. I’ll be sharing more of our policies in the weeks and months to come.
POLICY HIGHLIGHTS
Cost of Living:
Canadians pay too much for housing, cell phones,
transport, and food. Canadian Future will open an immigration stream and expand
trade opportunities to provide the construction industry with the workers they
need to fix our housing crisis.
Canadian Future will break open the cozy monopolies
in the telecom, airline, and grocery sectors which see Canadians paying too
much for too little. Canadian Future will end supply management in the
agricultural sector.
Other parties propose distracting band aids.
Canadian Future proposes structural change.
Climate Change:
Climate change is real. We can argue about it, or
we can do our part to fix it. And make our economy stronger at the same time.
We propose major federal investment in the nuclear industry, including carbon
capture, including existing technology and new small modular reactors, and the
sale of our technology to democratic allies. We propose support for significant
prizes in research and development to drive private sector and academic
innovation.
As our climate changes, Canada faces wildfires,
floods, and severe storms. We propose three months of paid national service for
all young Canadians, offering training on how to support communities during
natural disasters and other emergencies.
We propose to replace the carbon tax with a system
to impose costs on polluting industries, not on Canadians who, especially in
rural areas, often lack low-carbon alternatives to everything from transport to
purchasing manufactured goods.
Other parties propose tax increases or deny climate
change exists. Canadian Future proposes solutions to directly reduce carbon
emissions and to deal with the impacts of climate change.
National Defence:
We propose a comprehensive defence and security
review based on a defence budget no less than 2% of our GDP, meeting our
commitment to our NATO allies.
We support Ukraine. Until victory.
We propose decoupling from the Chinese Communist
Party government as soon as possible, and to protect our country – in
particular Chinese-Canadians – from CCP manipulation and interference. We
propose discussions with the government of Taiwan on restoring full diplomatic
relations and increasing our military and diplomatic role in the Pacific.
Trade and economic deals must support Canada’s
national security agenda, not the other way around. Letting dictators build
their armies using our money just doesn’t make sense. Other parties won’t admit
that the world is heading towards war – even though our military and security
forces all say that’s what happening. Canadian Future will confront the grim
reality of world politics in 2023 and prepare Canada for what’s to come. No
sugar coating.
I hope this gives you an idea of what’s up with the
Canadian Future team. Now all that’s left is for you to get involved! Reach
out, and let’s get this done.
For Canada!
Dominic Cardy
MLA for Fredericton West-Hanwell
Interim Leader, Canadian Future
party
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