Guy Caron

Bio

• Member of Parliament for the Quebec riding of Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques since 2011
• NDP shadow cabinet critic for Finance and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• NDP Quebec caucus chairperson
• Former economist, researcher, and journalist
• Former national president of the Canadian Federation of Students
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications from University of Ottawa
• Master’s degree in Economics from Université du Québec à Montréal
• 49 years old

Environmental Policy

• Investing in environmentally friendly transportation such as electric high speed rail and public transit
• Carbon pricing starting at $50/tonne in 2020 to reduce GHG emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2025
• Phase out fossil fuel dependent cars
• Invest in research into and the development of lithium and rare earth metals
• Accept climate migrants and advocate that other countries do so as well
• Implement a Carbon Border Adjustment Tax
• Funding for electrical transportation and charging stations
• Rebates on the purchases of electric vehicles
• Investing in renewable energy
• Overhaul the NEB and divide it into a Canadian Energy Transmission Commission and a Canadian Energy Information Agency
• Ending fossil fuel subsidies
• Commit to UNDRIP
• Creation of reviews every five-year on the progress of our reduction goals

Anti-Poverty Policy

• Create a basic income for Canadians living below the low-income cut-off line
• Merge basic income with the childcare benefit and guaranteed income supplement
• Keep social programs intact

Labour Policy

• Investing $90,000,000,000 over 10 years in large-scale, job creating infrastructure projects to help the transition into a more green and automated economy
• Updating the Canadian Labour Code, including decreasing the workday from 8 hours to 7
• $15/hour min. wage
• Paid sick leave
• Promote full-time permanent work
• Create a Community Economic Development Program to direct investments toward Indigenous, rural, and remote communities
• Reducing the number of required hours for EI from 900 to 360
• Allow individuals who lose jobs because the economy is transitioning away from their industry to receive CPP payments starting at 60
• Introduce Activity Accounts for Lifetime Learning for every Canadian
• Introduce a Green Economy and Skills Survey

Tax Policy

• Increase corporate tax rate from 15% to 19%
• Create a Tax Crimes Division within the department of justice
• Introduce a Financial Activities Tax on the profits of financial institutions
• Eliminate CEO stock option loopholes
• Introduce a Wealth Tax of 1% on the net worth of the wealthiest 10%
• Crack down on tax havens via a 1% of funds tax on havens that withhold taxes
• Introduce an inheritance tax of 45% on assets over $5,000,000
• Limit RRSP Contributions to $20,000
• Eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels
• Tax the profits of foreign e-commerce corporations
• Eliminate the corporate meals & entertainment deductions
• Cap interest payments to offshore subsidiaries
• Cut tax from 15% to 14% for income under $45,000 and raise tax from 20.5% to 22% on income over $45,000
• Projected revenue from all these is estimated to be $31,300,000,000

Quebec Policy

• Pass a federal version of Bill 101 to apply to all Quebec businesses
• Recognize Quebec’s right to legislate secularism within Quebec
• Make bilingualism a requirement for Supreme Court judges
• Open a dialogue with Quebec so as to get their signature on the Constitution
• Hire 10 organizers for Quebec to target 60 winnable ridings in the next election

Electoral Reform Policy

• First government bill will be one that changes the voting system from FPTP to MMP
• After two elections a referendum will be held to ratify the changes
• Electoral reform will be a prerequisite for any alliance with another party

 

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