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Alberta NDP Platform 2015
Alberta NDP Platform 2015
Alberta NDP Platform 2015
Leadership
for What
Matters
Albertas NDP.
Leadership for what matters.
Dear friend,
Jim Prentice called this
early election because
so he says he needed
a mandate from the
people of Alberta to
pass his budget plan.
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Albertas NDP.
Leadership for what matters.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A diversified 21st century economy that works for all Albertans.
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Theres more.
The Prentice PCs have been making key
infrastructure decisions for their political
gain, rather than for peoples real needs.
For example, the Ethics Commissioner
found PC Education Minister Gordon Dirks
engaged in blatant political opportunism
in rewarding modular schools in his
own riding during his by-election. Jim
Prentices reaction was to stay silent.
The PC government has refused to properly
fund the Office of the Auditor-General.
When an all-party committee voted to do
so, Jim Prentice forced the PC majority to
reverse their position, in order to maintain
his total control, without accountability.
And the PCs continue to undermine our
democracy allowing large corporate
donations to political parties.
Albertans deserve better.
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When you talk about 12,000 new students and... a 2.1 percent
inflation rate, how are you going to maintainservicewith this
kind of growth? Mark Ramsankar, Alberta Teachersalbertandp.ca
Association President, Metro News Calgary April 9, 2015
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THE DECLINE
IN NATURAL GAS
REVENUES HAS BEEN
DRAMATIC AND THE
DEGREE TO WHICH
WE ARE DEPENDENT
ON OIL REVENUES, IT
IS TIME FOR US TO
CONSIDER AN INCREASE
IN CORPORATE AND
PERSONAL TAX.
Peter Lougheed,
Premier of Alberta (1971-1985)
Edmonton Journal, May 11, 2011
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Appendix:
Balancing the books.
Summary of NDP Budget Changes
Revenue
Remove Health Care Levy
Remove User Fees
Restore Charitable Tax Credit
Personal Income Tax
Corporate Tax
Deliquent Corporate Tax Collection
Railway Fuel Tax Adjustment
Net Revenue Changes
Jobs
Job Creators' Tax Credit
Foundation for Arts
Health Care
Stable Funding, Health Care
Long Term Care
Homecare
Mental Health
Education
Stable Funding, Education K-12
Stable Funding, Advanced Education
Class Size Reduction/Inclusive Education
Reduce School Fees
School Lunch
STEP
Post-Secondary Tuition Freeze
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1900
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