NDP: No economic platform, won't raise taxes on wealthy, will raise corporate income tax 2%, promises to create government childcare spaces.
Liberals: Legalized Marijuana, will create tiered income tax hike after $120,000.
Conservatives: Status quo, continuing legacy which includes among others..
Victims Bill of Rights — Established
Gender Equity in Indian Registration — Legislation that addresses a court ruling on gender discrimination in the Indian Act
‘Barbaric Cultural Practices’ bill to criminalize forced marriage, tackle ‘honour killings’
Protecting Victims from Sexual Offenders legislation
Missing Persons DNA Index created
Ombudsman for Victims of Crime — Established
Age of Consent Legislation — Raised from 14 to 16 effective May 1, 2008
Bill to ban immigrants in polygamous, forced marriages
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Amendment (C-35) – to crack down on crooked immigration consultants who exploit prospective immigrants and undermine the integrity of Canada’s immigration system
UN Global Fund contribution for mothers, newborns and young children — $540 million pledged by PM Harper
$500 million in global vaccination aid
Corrupt Regimes Act (C-61) – allows Canada to act upon the request of a foreign state to freeze the assets that their former leaders and members of their entourage, including family members, senior officials and associates, may have placed in Canadian financial institutions
Apology to Native People — By the Government of Canada on June 11, 2008 for residential school abuses
Chinese Head Tax Apology— By the government on June 22, 2006
Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement
Haiti’s Debt to Canada Cancelled — On June 25, 2010, at the G8 meeting in Huntsville, PM Harper announced that Haiti’s debt to Canada was eliminated
Students exempted from taxation for scholarships, bursaries and fellowships
Student loan forgiveness to family doctors and nurses working in 4,200 rural communities
Bill to give EI benefits to parents of sick kids
UCC Tax Credit — $2000 for every child under eighteen
Kid’s sport tax credit — up to $500 per child
Canada Apprentice Loan Program
Self-employ Fairness Act — (Bill C-56) — Provides special benefits to the self employed on a volunteer basis
Family Caregiver Tax Credit
Family Income Splitting
Adoption Expense Tax Credit increased
Created the Disability Savings Plan
Income Splitting for Canadian Seniors — A change to the Income * * Tax Act for pensioners
Tax Free Savings Account
$31.5M in dementia research
$500 million investment in Parks Canada — Biggest investment in Parks Canada yet
$333 million for science: Genes, isotopes and oil spills top list for research funding boost
$134 million investment in weather infrastructure
$1.5 billion fund for science strategy
$300M to help small countries address climate change
$140M to establish first urban national park
Public transit tax credits
Gas Tax Fund for Municipalities
Pipeline safety act that makes companies liable for costs and damages
Bill to force rail industry, not taxpayers, to pay for disaster
Raised liability for nuclear, offshore oil & gas operators to $1B from previous $75M
Plan to extend high-speed Internet to remote areas
GST — Goods & Services Tax Cut — From 7% to 6% and then to 5%
Employment Insurance Premiums Reduced
Corporate taxes lowered to stimulate economy — 22.2% in 2007, 16.5% in 2011 and 15% in 2012
Canadian Wheat Board Monopoly Ends
Devolution of Land & Resources in the NWT
European Free Trade Association – Canada Agreement — Signed on July 2, 2009
South Korea Free Trade Agreement
Softwood Lumber Agreement with United States, over and above NAFTA
Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Jordan Free Trade Agreement
Kuwait Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement
Latvia Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement
Panama Free Trade Agreement
Romania Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement
Slovak Republic Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement
Czech Republic Foreign Investment Promotion & Protection Agreement
Peru – Canada Free Trade Agreement
Columbia Free Trade Agreement
Nutrition labels to more clearly ID sugar, potential allergens
All-in airline ticket pricing for ads
First Nations Transparency Act
Gun Registry Scrapped
Domestic wireless roaming fees capped
Internet Spam Protection
Pre-paid creditcards aren't allowed to expire