The Liberal Party won the 2019 Canadian Federal Election and currently form the government, while the Conservative party finished second and serve as the Official Opposition. Click on each candidate for a summary of their party’s platform.
2019 Canadian Federal Election
Bloc Québécois
Yves-François Blanche
Promises
Yves-François Blanche supports the separation of Quebec from Canada. He says that if elected, he would present a gender-balanced team of candidates in the 2019 election.
Party
Yves-François Blanche is part of the Bloc Québécois (BQ) which is on left of the political spectrum. The BQ believes that the province of Quebec should be separate from the rest of Canada, unity of the Québécois people in, the abolition of monarchy, and the abolition of the Canadian senate.
Conservative Party
Andrew Scheer
Promises
Andrew Scheer says if elected he will create a green home tax credit that would help homeowners pay for energy-saving renovations. He would renegotiate a bill that allows Canada to deny access to asylum seekers that have already been granted asylum in another country. He would do this to ensure that our immigration system prioritizes people facing genuine persecution. He would also begin talks with the US to join their ballistic missile defence program. He would make sure that the Chinese telecom company, Huawei, does not participate in Canada’s 5G network and he would reduce Canada’s reliance on trade with China. He would take a stronger stance against Iran, upgrade the Canadian Navy’s submarine capability, and encourage firearm manufacturers to improve traceability.
Party
Andrew Scheer is part of a political party called the Progressive Conservatives (PC) which is on the right of the political spectrum. The PC party believes that the country should be run like a business, that everyone is accountable for their own actions, and that taxes should be lower.
Green Party
Elizabeth May
Promises
Elizabeth May says that if elected, she will double Canada’s emission reduction target to 60% by 2030, halt all fossil fuel production, implement a shift towards non-nuclear renewable energy, create a new “survival cabinet” made of all members of all parties to tackle climate change, and declare a nation-wide climate emergency. She will make Canada emissions free by 2050, end imports of foreign oil and invest more in Alberta’s Oil Sands. She will also invest significant resources to improve economic sectors such as agriculture, fishing, and forestry.
Party
Elizabeth May is part of the Green Party of Canada which is on the left of the political spectrum. The Green Party believes in ecological wisdom, non-violence, social justice, sustainability, participatory democracy, and respect for diversity.
Liberal Party
Justin Trudeau
Promises
Justin Trudeau says if re-elected he would ban single use plastic, spend 20 billion in 10 years on green infrastructure such as clean energy and resilient infrastructure, declare a national climate emergency in the Canadian House of Commons, reform the healthcare system by instituting a universal Pharmacare program, Implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a Canadian law, create a 1% annual tax on residential properties that are not owned by Canadian citizens and who do not live in Canada. This would not apply to permanent residents and Canadians living abroad.
Party
Justin Trudeau is part of the Liberals (LIB) which is in the centre of the political spectrum. The Liberals believe in serving the middle class, maintaining a good economy, and providing equal opportunity.
New Democratic Party
Jagmeet Singh
Promises
Jagmeet Singh says if elected he would drastically expand the healthcare system to cover mental, dental, eye and hearing health for all citizens. He has proposed the idea of subsidizing prescription drugs. He would raise taxes on people who earn more than 20 million annually, raise corporate taxes, end the subsidization of fossil fuels, close tax loopholes and, levy a foreign home buyer tax. He has also promised to power Canada with net carbon-free electricity by 2030, ban single use plastic, create an action plan to end suicide and reduce the cost of post-secondary education with an eventual goal of making it free. He would make a United Nations Declaration of Human Rights for indigenous people and he would invest 1 billion in affordable childcare.
Party
Jagmeet Singh is part of the New Democratic Party (NDP) which is on the far left of the political spectrum. The NDP believes in free healthcare, the carbon tax, and open immigration policies.
People’s Party
Maxime Bernier
Promises
Maxime Bernier says that if elected, he would end corporate welfare, expand free trade, scrap the carbon tax, cut foreign aid and instead spend some of that money to help First Nations People. Maxime Bernier rejects the notion of any climate crisis and focuses instead on improving things like the oil industry in Canada. If elected, he would create new firearms legislation that promotes safety while removing the threat of arbitrary criminal prosecution. He would create incentives for Provinces to deal with raising wait times and costs in the Canadian healthcare system. He would also reduce the amount of equalization payments to each province. He would dismantle Canada’s supply management system for dairy, eggs and poultry. He Would also lower the total number of immigrants and refugees Canada accept every year, from 350,000 to between 100,000 and 150,000, depending on economic and other circumstances.
Party
Maxime Bernier is part of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) which is to the far right on the political spectrum. The PPC believes in ending corporate welfare by refraining from government subsidies for business. The PPC also believes in immigration reform in terms of less family reunification and more economic immigrants. The PPC wants to reduce the number of tax brackets from five to two.
Youth vote results
Canadian Federal Election — October 21, 2019
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13.8%
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12.5%
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65.0%
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3.8%
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Federal election vote results
Canadian Federal Election — October 21, 2019
7.8%
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34.7%
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6.5%
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33.3%
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16.0%
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1.7%
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