New Democratic PartyFact's
* Canadian political party, founded in 1961. * Under the leadership of Jack Layton, the NDP won the second-most seats in the Canadian House of Commons, gaining the title of Official Opposition for the first time in Canadian history. Political Alignment
Falls to the Left side (Planned) New Democratic Party favor's a larger role for government in the economy, more government-funded social programs, and progressive social policies. History NDP began in the 1950's, began co-operating with the Canadian Labor Congress. The NDP's period of greatest success was under the leadership of Ed Broadbent (1975-1989), when they elected a record 43 MPs in the 1988 election Platform Beliefs
Healthcare Reduce healthcare waits by training 28,000 more medical professionals.Stop the privatization of Canadian health care services. Create a pan-Canadian home care program. Create Canada-wide prescription drug plan, 1% of Heath Canada budget for fitness and amateur sports. Enviroment Recommit to Kyoto level reductions of greenhouse gases. Put price on carbon through a "cap-and-trade" system. Create $3 billion Green-Collar Jobs Plan, which includes providing clean drinking water for all Canadians. Agriculture
Reduce imbalance between producers and agri-business, implement income stabilization programs. Entrench the Canadian Wheat board. Promote organic farming, protect and continue agricultural subsidies. Economics
Promote green jobs fund of $750 million. Fight the export of jobs from Canada. Invest 1% of GST in Canadian cities and communities. Re-establish the National Minimum Wage at $10 indexed to inflation. |
Leader: Thomas Mulcair
Tom Mulcair was elected leader of the Official Opposition and Leader of Canada's New Democrats on March 24th, 2012 with 57.2 % of the vote. Contact / Head Office Information.
300 - 279 Laurier West Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J9 Phone: 613-236-3613 Toll Free: 1-866-525-2555 Fax: 613-230-9950 Public Education
Keep post-secondary education affordable by negotiating with provinces. Reform the student loan system and interest relief program. Increase funding for university and college-based research. Commit to goal of a fully literate Canada. Crime And Justice
2,500 new police officers)Focus on fighting cyber crime. Strengthen witness protection. Fight white-collar and gang-related crime. Allow for regional absolute bans on handguns. More effective prison and sentencing to reduce repeat offenders. |
Philosophy
The NDP has never formed the federal government, but they've had substantial influence on policy. As members of the opposition, the NDP successfully convinced Lester B. Pearson's Liberal government to introduce universal healthcare in the 1960s. The NDP also held the balance of power during the early 1970’s under David Lewis.
The NDP has never formed the federal government, but they've had substantial influence on policy. As members of the opposition, the NDP successfully convinced Lester B. Pearson's Liberal government to introduce universal healthcare in the 1960s. The NDP also held the balance of power during the early 1970’s under David Lewis.