Key Pillars of the People’s Agenda

1. Curb Corporate Power

● Nationalize banks, energy, pharmaceuticals, and key industries (e.g., Bombardier, Air Canada).

● Prioritize workers’ wages and pensions in bankruptcy laws.

2. Peace & Disarmament

● Slash military spending by 75%; cancel fighter jet and warship purchases.

● Withdraw from NATO/NORAD; sign the Treaty to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

● Enact sanctions on Israel; repatriate Canadian troops.

3. Economic Justice

● $25/hour minimum wage; 32-hour work week with no pay cuts.

● Roll back food, rent, and fuel prices; cut interest rates.

● Enact a Guaranteed Annual Livable Income.

● Expand EI to cover 90% of previous wages for the full duration of unemployment.

● Create jobs; build social housing and value added manufacturing and secondary industry; fund cities and social programs.

4. Climate Action

● Public ownership of energy; close tar sands and ban fracking.

● Transition to renewable energy; with jobs and wage guarantees to workers in transition.

5. Defend Democratic Rights

● Abolish secret detentions and “national security” overreach.

● Place police under democratic control; cut budgets to fund social services.

6. Tax the Rich

● Double corporate taxes; abolish GST/HST.

● Enact wealth and inheritance taxes on estates over $2 million.

7. National Sovereignty

● Recognize the right of nations to self-determination, including secession; rescind the Clarity Act.

● Implement UNDRIP and Land Back; resolve Indigenous land claims without extinguishing inherent title.

● Get out of NATO, NORAD and USMCA free trade deals now. For Peace and Prosperity–Not War and Austerity.

8. Gender Equality

● Universal pay equity; free abortion and reproductive care.

● Fund transition houses and 2S/LGBTQIA+ rights.

9. Universal Social Programs

● Expand Medicare to include long-term care, pharmacare, dental, vision and mental health.

● Universal Free public childcare, post-secondary education, Cancel student debt.