Archive by month: July 2015

PRESS RELEASE / COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Economic Sustainability, Mincome, and Doing Away with Vote Buying Tax Credits / Durabilité Économique, Mincome Et Faire Disparaître L’achat De Vote Des Crédits D’impôt

July 27, 2022

La version française suit l'anglais PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY, MINCOME, AND DOING AWAY WITH VOTE BUYING TAX CREDITS Winnipeg, Manitoba – July 27, 2022 – It is time for Canada to pursue a better economic plan that is sustainable. The Universal Child Care Benefit election timed spending is an illustration of how Canada could be driven into persistent financial deficits. Every election, politicians make huge spending announcements to influence Canadian votes...
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PRESS RELEASE: The Pirate Party Pushes For A Renewed Attempt at Electoral Reform

July 18, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Winnipeg, MB – July 18th –The Pirate Party is excited the NDP and Liberal party have finally realized that which we've known since our founding 6 years ago: Canada needs electoral reform. Sadly, the proposals by the two parties are shallow pandering attempts which avoid what Canadians really want: Real proportional representation and a system that allows Canadians to be engaged. The Pirate Party's electoral reform policy is first and foremost to increase the p...
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POLICY BLOG: Electoral Reform and Open Democracy System

July 16, 2022

The Pirate Party welcomes the Liberal and NDP proposed electoral reform, but believes it does not go far enough. We are cautiously optimistic, but wary of broken election promises including those related to electoral reform. The Liberals have not only consistently voted with the government to chip away at our privacy and rights and freedom; they were also the first ones to introduce the lawful access legislation. The unprincipled vote for C51 that allows our rights and freedoms to be taken a...
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