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PRESS RELEASE AND INVITATION TO PRESS CONFERENCE
For Immediate Release
ELECTION ISSUE AND POLICY BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PIRATE PARTY OF CANADA
Winnipeg, MB – September 29, 2021 – The Pirate Party of Canada will be holding a press conference tomorrow at:
Millenium Library
Buchwald room
251 Donald Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
at 1:00 PM Central Time (2:00 PM Eastern Time)
September 30, 2021 Wednesday
The Pirate Party is expected to join other smaller parties across the country to issue a statement about an issue commonly encountered by the parties in fielding candidates.
The Pirate Party will also be releasing their policy book on “A Bold B.I.G. Vision for Open Democracy in the Information Age”. The Basic Income Guarantee (BIG) policy references the results from the experiment at Dauphin, Manitoba. The vision document will provide cost, revenue sources and an implementation plan for a BIG program. Included in the document is a plan for making Canada a world leader in socio-economics and democracy.
A final list of Pirate candidates from across Canada will also be released.
Please e-mail [email protected] for any questions about the press conference.
Here are exact text from our live tweets during the Munk Debate on foreign policy, word for word including typos and weird phrasing due to tweet size limit. One paragraph per tweet.
Bombing is not the only solution. We need to minimize creation of failed states from bombing without humanitarian aid.
Humanitarian aid needs to be substantial similar to rebuilding effort for Germany and Japan after World War II.
We must also refrain from supporting dictators like in Iraq and Libya. And currently Egypt and Saudi.
Dealing with ISIS should include going after their funders in Saudi and other authoritarian countries that we consider as allies.
Aerial campaign cannot be indiscriminate. Actions like this would damage our reputation. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/up-to-27-iraqi-civilians-may-have-been-killed-in-canadian-airstrike-pentagon-document-reveals-1.3213917{.extern}
We should give equal value to the civilians lives there as we would our own.
As Malala Yousafzai have said, indiscriminate killing fuels terrorism. http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article24774460.html
Military General and former leaders have indicated getting large numbers of refugee here is possible without compromising security. #MunkDebate #elxn42
As General Hillier said, we must stop being afraid of our own shadow. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/we-ve-got-to-stop-being-frightened-of-our-own-shadow-says-rick-hillier-1.3226003{.extern}
We must also stop using muslim for fear mongering campaign to advance mass surveillance or as wedge issue.
As per our foreign affairs policy, we should look at refugees as positive economic contributors like they’ve always been.
U.S. was built by hard working refugees and immigrants. We have enough lands to develop and grow our economy.
By supporting C-51 the party did not defend our rights and freedoms. They should stop claiming it is balanced.
C51 tilted toward fear of terrorism away from rights and freedom and due process.
We should never give in to terrorist and surrender our rights and freedom.
C51 is not war measures act. C51 is permanent bypassing of rights & freedom and due process. It is affront to our democracy.
C51 is not for both for security & rights. Admit choice was to compromise rights & freedoms for false sense of security.
Claiming opponent of C51 thinks CSIS is the enemy than ISIS is disingenous.
Opposition to revocation of citizenship is not about defending terrorism.
We cannot deport our problem to someone else based on their ethnicity. No one country or race is responsible.
Foreign aid is not enough. We must actively prevent creation of authoritarian and corrupt state. Stop supporting those regimes.
By helping stop corruption through real democracy with open government we can solve problems that necessitates aid.
Arctic strategy should be more than just military. It should include environmental research
We can drop aid to foreign countries in crisis, we can surely develop permanent infras & supplies flow to arctic community.
We cannot have people in our own country living in third world country condition
Russia is an example of dictators go unchecked. Just like Iraq and Libya, if left to fester it eventually affects the world.
We were quiet when activist like Pussy Riot were being persecuted. We continue to support Egypt and Saudi’s regime.
No such thing as friendly dictators. We should have zero tolerance for them. Otherwise Bin Laden and ISIS happens
We must have a respectful relation with the U.S. but should not give in our sovereignty on secret backroom deals like the TPP.
TPP is not so much about treaty but more about allowing multinational corporation to bypass a country’s sovereign law.
Canada respected in the world. Flag in backpack = respect. Coz we stand up for what is right whilst respectful relation with U.S.
We are an innovative country. New energy & info economy is within our reach. Start transition from fossil to electric now.
Our strategy for advancing our country’s democracy and economy to make us a world leader. https://www.pirateparty.ca/2015/08/19/policy-fostering-innovation-for-researchers-makers-and-hackers/
Our #basicincome policy would remove fear of transitioning to new energy economy and work readjustment. https://www.pirateparty.ca/2015/09/12/pirate-party-ad-to-appear-on-cbc-and-radio-canada/{.extern}
Patent reform would also ensure NimH patent encumberance by U.S. oil co vs electric car does not happen again.
Leaked TPP text shows so many problematic items. It will threaten our prosperity on so many fronts.
TPP would need extensive public debate.
Intellectual monopoly law widely criticized by experts. Would affect medicine and our health care cost.
TPP will also dictate and restrict how country manage their health care.
TPP will extend copyright terms when our info infrastructure reality means they should be shortened.
TPP threatens fair use for universities and researchers. Thus threaten innovation and economic advancement.
Under TPP, essential public agencies like public health care and public broadcaster could be forbidden.
Here is the complete list of our responses to the Globe Economy Debate from our live blog. It ends up being semi-live as our leader was only able to join in to the PVR recorded debate one hour after (8 pm Central).
Question 1: Jobs
Canada is facing structural, rather than cyclical change. Do you have a job plan, beyond taking things out of the ground?
Response: Restructuring Canadian economy through Mincome or Basic Income Guarantee (B.I.G.)
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfpad?new_post=true{.extern}
Question 2: Energy & Environment
In the last campaign, the NDP put a cost of $21 billion on its carbon-pricing policy. What is the cost of your planned cap-and-trade proposal?
Response: Moving toward a new information and energy economy.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfpcu?new_post=true{.extern}
Question 3: Infrastructure
You are committed to taking us into deficit to fund your infrastructure plan. Spending money is an easy promise. What does success look like?
Response: Fixing the infrastructure and municipal budget deficit once and for all.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfphk?new_post=true{.extern}
Question 4: Immigration and the Economy
All parties agree immigration is central to Canada’s long-term economic strategy. What is the right balance between economic migrants and those seeking family reunification?
Response: Immigrants are not to be feared and how they can help Canada’s economy grow.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfpkt?new_post=true{.extern}
Question 5: Housing
Canadians have been on a borrowing binge to buy ever more expensive homes. What would you do to guard against a housing bubble?
Response: Cause of housing bubble, preventative measures and its positive effects. Ending the tax credits and ballooning taxes.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfpq7?new_post=true{.extern}
Question 6: Taxation
You will raise the corporate tax rate from the current 15% to 17% What economic, rather than political, reason justifies your decision?
Response: Pro- and anti-corporation rhetoric misses the point. Small business vs monopolistic corporation and how to create a competitive Open Market.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfpu1?new_post=true{.extern}
(Our retort to the leader’s responses: Making our economy sustainable and stopping the continuous tax increases. http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfq07{.extern})
Leader’s debate on: Creating a New Economy
Response: How to actually create a new knowledge and information based economy. You cannot talk about economy without even mentioning poverty.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfq15?new_post=true{.extern}
Our post-debate statement on: How to make Canada a world leader on democracy and economy.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1snfq34?new_post=true{.extern}
Watch for these ad starting September 15 on CBC and Radio Canada. We were allotted two 2 minutes free time slot by the broadcast arbitrator, a fraction of the free time the major parties got. Conservative 58 minutes and 30 seconds of free time, New Democratic Party 43 minutes in total, Liberal Party 25 minutes, Green Party 11 minutes. But we’ll use what we have.
English version
Related article:
On how Basic Income Guarantee (B.I.G) ties in to the Pirate principles and its future-centric policies.
http://falkvinge.net/2013/08/31/more-thoughts-on-the-coming-swarm-economy/{.extern}
Please note that 1080p format of our video can be downloaded via our Vimeo channel.
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