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- : incl. Health Care: A Fix for a Generation - The National Waiting Times Reduction Strategy and The "Five in Five" Plan - Primary Health Care - Home Care - Prescription Drugs - Respecting the Canada Health Act - Recognizing the Growing Role of Caregivers - Enhancing the Guaranteed Income Supplement - Securing the Place of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada - Foundations: A National Early Learning and Child Care Program - The New Deal: Sustainable Cities and Communities - Tackling the Infrastructure Deficit - Providing Shelter: Social & Affordable Housing - Greening Canada's Communities

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Natural Law Party of Canada:

Press Release
"OTTAWA, January 23, 2004 — The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, today announced the deregistration of the Natural Law Party of Canada, following the party's request to deregister voluntarily under section 388 of the Canada Elections Act."
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New federal political party launched Dec. 8/03:

"Canada's new socially progressive, pro-human rights, environment protection focused, and quality-of-living focused federal political party, which embraces 'Publickisation; and Human Development as an alternative to privatization, and "Economic Globalization".

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Click on a party logo on the CTV Election 2004 page for a list of key policies, or click on each issue for a comparison of the political parties' positions.
- issues include: Health care - Gay Marriage - Defence - Marijuana - Municipalities - Crime - Gun Registry - Democratic Reform - Accountability - Taxes - Foreign Policy - Immigration - Environment - Aboriginals - Trade - Education
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Each of the links below offers a plethora of election 2004 information, some of it repetitive, but with different angles and insights.
Be sure to check out each source...

- from the
- incl. links to : The Campaign - Candidates and Ridings - Leaders and Parties - Political Canada - Analysis and Commentary - Making it Count - Opinion Polls - Voter Toolkit - Daily Answer - Your View - Radio & TV Coverage

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- includes results of federal opinion polls from 2000 to 2004, a voter toolkit (basic voting info), leader profiles and Canada's election history dating back to 1867.

On the Decision 2004 page, you'll also find a link to a feature called Issue Backgrounder,where you'll find regularly-updated info on the parties' positions on the following issues:
Health - Trade - Defence - Foreign - Culture - Education - Family - Provinces - Government Reform - Environment - Taxes - Law - Immigration - The Land - Aboriginal - Cities

- Decision 2004 election news from the G&M, constantly updated

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- incl. Current distribution - Opposition parties - Timeline - Upcoming events - Leadership races of 2003 and 2004 - Conservative Party of Canada leadership race - Liberal Party of Canada leadership race - Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership race - New Democratic Party leadership race - Recent poll numbers - 2004 federal representation - Seat by seat breakdown
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Each of the two links above will open a page of Google.ca search results, and this page will always have links to current content
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June 24, 2004
“Equality for women remains a critical political goal for workers and citizens across the country, even if the debates and the headlines of this electoral season do not seem to reflect that,” says Marie Clarke Walker, executive vice-president of the Canadian Labour Congress. “This is why we have gone to the published platforms of the three main political parties and checked what they offer.”

(PDF file - 34K, 8 pages)
June 2004

Source:
- affiliated with the
- incl. links to factsheets on such issues as : Good Jobs - Modern Employment Insurance - Home Care - Pharmacare - Post-secondary Education - Privatization - The Romanow Report - Fair Trade - Training Insurance - Pensions - Affordable medicine - Women’s Health Care - Equal Pay - Child Care - Women in Politics - Making Sense of Politics

"For working families, the important issues for this election are clear. We want good jobs in a stronger economy and a health care system that is there when we need it. We want education and training opportunities that give working people and their children the skills to succeed. And we want secure pensions for every Canadian."
- overview of party platforms in the following areas: Health Care - Employment Insurance, Education and Training - A Secure Pension - Protecting Canadian Jobs - Child Care - Our Communities

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"Fair Vote Canada (FVC) is a multi-partisan citizens’ campaign for voting system reform. Canadians from all points on the political spectrum, all regions and all walks of life are joining FVC to demand a fair voting system – a fundamental requirement for healthy representative democracy and government accountability."

Related Link:

"The Law Commission of Canada's project on Electoral Reform is part of its strategic work on "governance relationships". The Commission intends to encourage public dialogue on alternatives to the current voting system, which will include an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on the values they want represented in the Canadian voting system. This process is integral in sustaining healthy democracy."
Source:

"The Law Commission of Canada is an independent federal law reform agency that advises Parliament on how to improve and modernize Canada’s laws."

NOTE:

The Law Commission of Canada was informed on the 25th of September, 2006, of the federal government’s decision to eliminate the Commission’s funding.
(From the now-defunct )
Try doing a Google search on the title of the report)

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- incl. links to election-related info in the following areas :
Arts and culture - Women's and disabled equality rights - Queer rights - Proportional representation - Canadian sovereignty - Environmental issues - Logistics (rules and recent changes) - Parties' websites - Other campaign websites (mostly NGO)
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- also includes links to : News - Discussions - Your letters
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"The Liberals may be better than the new Conservative devils but that isn't saying much."
by Barbara Cameron
June 22, 2004
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From the website of the :

(PDF file - 148K, 2 pages)
- Action Sheet to support engagement of poor people in the federal election and to ensure poverty issues are addressed in the campaign. It includes questions for candidates on poverty issues. More...

Coalition calls for action on housing and homelessness
"The believes it is time for the federal government to take action to deliver housing that low income Canadians can truly afford. Canadians can send a message during the current federal election campaign by asking candidates to support a new federal affordable housing initiative."

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- incl. an overview of 14 issues of interest for women in the upcoming federal election, plus links to further information provided by non-governmental organizations
- issues include:
The Elimination of Poverty for Women - Aboriginal Women - Child Care - Core Funding for Women's Organizations - Divorce Act on Custody and Access - Federal Government Structure for Status of Women - Health - Housing - Immigrant and Visible Minority Women - Maternity and Parental Benefits - Pay Equity - Political Representation - Women and Technology - Violence Against Women
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(Coalition for Women’s Equality)
"The Coalition for Women’s Equality (CWE) is a non-partisan collective of equality-seeking women’s groups working to spread the word far and wide to women voters and others about women’s equality issues in the context of the 2004 federal election."
- incl. links to : Our Issues (see "Women's Issues" link above) • Ask The Candidate • The Parties • Elections & Voting • Take Action! • Our Human Rights • Research Documents • Press Releases • Media • Events • What's New • March Demands • Budget 2004 • Contact Us • Links

Member Organizations of The Coalition for Women's Equality (CWE):

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"...a group of women and men, more than 300 nation wide, who are deeply concerned about Canadian politics and we have formed a multi-partisan action committee devoted to the still-bold idea that more women must be elected to every level of government in Canada

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- incl. links to : Home - Strategic Voting - Privatization - Peace, Security and Militarization - Justice - Numbers, numbers, and budgets - The Economy - Globalization/Provincialization - Some cases - Questions - Links - Party Platforms

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Who benefits? A gender and distributional impact analysis of election income tax promises
by Sheila Block and Ellen Russell
(96K, 6 pages)
- June 22, 2004

(PDF file - 83K, 5 pages)
June 11, 2004
by Ellen Russell and Sheila Block

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Recent CCPA Federal Election 2004 Commentaries
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- from the
- incl. Daily Flash - Question of the day - Reason of the day... not to vote Liberal - Campaign material - more...
- June 2, 2004

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- affiliated with the
- incl. links to factsheets on such issues as : Good Jobs - Modern Employment Insurance - Home Care - Pharmacare - Post-secondary Education - Privatization - The Romanow Report - Fair Trade - Training Insurance - Pensions - Affordable medicine - Women’s Health Care - Equal Pay - Child Care - Women in Politics - Making Sense of Politics

"For working families, the important issues for this election are clear. We want good jobs in a stronger economy and a health care system that is there when we need it. We want education and training opportunities that give working people and their children the skills to succeed. And we want secure pensions for every Canadian."
- overview of party platforms in the following areas: Health Care - Employment Insurance, Education and Training - A Secure Pension - Protecting Canadian Jobs - Child Care - Our Communities

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- incl. links to : Political Parties - Ridings and Candidates - Tools and Resources - Issues

(links to content under each issue)
Aboriginal Rights --- Abortion --- Reproductive Rights - Anti-Discrimination, Anti-Racism --- Child Care --- Democracy --- DisAbility --- Employment Insurance / Maternity & Parental Leave --- Equal Marriage --- Equal Pay --- Fair Trade ---- 2004 Federal Budget --- Housing and Homelessness --- Human Rights --- Immigration --- Income Security --- Jobs --- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, & Transexual Rights --- Post Secondary Education - Poverty --- Public Health Care - Student Debt --- Violence against Women --- Women's Equality Rights --- Women's Health --- Women's Pensions - Women & ICTs --- Women & Politics --- Women in Prison --- Young Canadians

"A summary of the political party platforms with a focus on women's issues but also other social justice issues...
Gender Based Analysis by Michelle Smith - Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women"

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- incl. links to : Election Backgrounders - Political Parties in Canada - Minority Governments - What is a Political Party? - How to Vote in the 2004 Federal Election - Links to More Information - Leader Profiles - Political Party Platforms - Election Features (Top Five Elections in Canada, Election Report Card)
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(University of Lethbridge, Alberta)
- incl. links to info on Canada's New Electoral Boundaries

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- incl. links to : A Voice of Our Own - CCD Election Monitor (seven issues) - Media Releases

Participation in the Democratic Process: A Responsibility of Citizenship
-The Issues
-The Facts
-The Questions
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(federal election 2004 coalition)
A Voter Education Campaign for Peace and Justice
"Need a reason to vote?
- human rights - peace - immigration - Aboriginal rights - democracy - civil liberties - universal child care - electoral reform - welfare cuts - education - Canadian independence - the Kyoto Accord - equal marriage - corporate power - racial profiling - fair taxes - income gap - environment - equity - equality - inclusion - peace."
- incl. links to : About the Campaign - Campaign Materials - Contribute - Get Active - Contact Us - In the News
Issues include : A Fair Government - A Fair Economy - A Green Canada - A Diverse Canada - A Healthy Community - A Peaceful World - An independent Canada
(PDF file - 442K, 1 page)
- describes the campaign, includes the list of over 20 faith, labour, student, anti-poverty and equity seeking groups in this coalition, from the Anglican Church of Canada to the Urban Alliance on Race Relations.
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(Federal Election 2004)
"Looking for a way to get affordable housing on the political radar in the federal election?
The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee has launched a "Vote for Housing" Fax-a-Thon Campaign and are looking for individuals and organizations to sign a Petition to "keep housing on the agenda and vote for housing" and then send them in to all five parties. It is a non-partisan campaign and all of the materials needed to get involved are available on TDRC's web site."
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"Fourteen years ago, the House of Commons unanimously resolved to "seek to achieve the goal of eliminating poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000". Despite consecutive years of economic growth more than one million children, or almost one child in six, still live in poverty in Canada."
- election information focused on child poverty, includes election factsheets, suggestions if you want to get involved in putting child poverty on the election agenda, key questions for all candidates on the issue of child poverty, links to more info on child poverty, and more...
Source:

News Alert
Campaign 2000
June 11, 2004
"In advance of the Leaders Debates on June 14/15, Campaign 2000 has prepared an assessment each party's commitments to tackle child and family poverty - see 2-pager attached. Each party is evaluated according to the benchmarks outlined in Campaign 2000's Social Investment Plan for Families and Children."
Source:

- (PDF file- 25K, 2 pages)
June 11, 2004

Related Link:

The full Social Investment Plan for Families and Children is laid out in Campaign 2000's policy document "Pathways to Progress: Structural Solutions to Address Child Poverty" available at:

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"This Issue File provides information about how ECEC is positioned in the political parties’ platforms and what key social policy groups are calling for in the election. In addition, news clippings and other resources about ECEC in the federal campaign have been included. Materials will be listed from the most recent to the oldest and new items will be added as they become available."
Source:
- University of Toronto

Selected election 2004 content on the CRRU website :
(June 26)

From the - University of Toronto

by Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
An open letter from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care urges Canadians to remember child care on election day.



by Block, Sheila & Russell, Ellen
Report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that the tax policies in the Conservatives’ election platform benefit men and upper-income families.

by Neal, Rusty
Report from National Anti-Poverty Organization calls on all levels of government to deal with homelessness and poverty in Canada; recommendations include a national child care program.


by MacKinnon, Mary Pat
Report from the CPRN talks to Canadians about their vision for Canada; finds that citizens want government to play an important role in the care of children.


Toronto Star, June 24, 2004
Children’s entertainer Raffi tells voters to cast their ballots with the nation's children in mind; calls for universal early child care and development.



CBC New Brunswick, June 23, 2004
Low-income families in New Brunswick will get a break on child care expenses thanks to new subsidies, but critics say more is needed; the province needs to invest in new child care spaces and better training for staff.



Toronto Star, June 23, 2004
Business writer David Crane explains why early childhood education and care is essential to our economy: "The future of Canada depends on people...and the most important place to start is with early childhood development."



Canada NewsWire, June 22, 2004
CUPE Local 2081 insists that an investigation is needed to see what brought on Camosun College campus child care's current crises; it is seeking to enhance, not diminish, the availability of good child care for college students on southern Vancouver Island.



Toronto Star, June 21, 2004
It's been 20 years since federal leaders discussed child care during a televised election debate. Advocates just hope the leaders' answers — which showed only the Conservatives to be reluctant to spend money in this area — will translate into votes for parties with strong child-care platforms.



Toronto Star, June 20, 2004
Harper may have appeared young and forward-looking in last week's leaders' debate, but he seems keen to take us back to bygone days...all the way back to a time of the horseless carriage...And don't expect to see anything in the way of a national child-care program, as promised by the NDP and Liberals.



Time Canada, June 14, 2004
Stephen Handelman says the return to politics by former NDP leader Ed Broadbent should remind voters of Broadbent's number one issue - child poverty.

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"The Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC) will be working with child care advocates and other organizations to provide practical and user friendly election tools; information about child care issues and our solutions to address the current crisis; news about what the parties have said and what their 2004 platforms feature; links to other web sites which feature child care and more!"

- what CCAAC is advocating for
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Portal to election-related resources, organizations, links; parties & platforms; government & politics; environmental & social issues; how to's; electoral reform; democracy watch
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"Use Canada Votes to ask political candidates about their positions and perspectives on these important issues, and make your voice heard by voting in our upcoming federal election."
- incl. links to : Participatory Democracy - Accessibility and Inclusion - Cities and Social Infrastructure - Canada Social Transfer - Federal Role in Social Policy - Population Health - Income Security - Taxation
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May 18, 2004
"Most young Canadians are not participating in the democratic process.
Reforming electoral laws is not a complete answer, but it could represent an important step towards reversing the trend."
Source:

- from

- "Inspiring Active Citizenship Among Canadian Youth"
- a joint initiative between Student Vote and Elections Canada

- "Where young Canadians have their say"
The Public Service Alliance of Canada set up this site specifically for people under 30 to share their concerns about major issues --- starting with the 2004 federal election...

- incl. links to : Fundamentals of Voting - Politics 101 - Who's Down With RTV - Media - Our Story - Hot Topics - Free Downloads - Contact Us - Registration

- from the
"According to Elections Canada, barely 25 percent of young electors (aged 18-24) exercised their right to vote in the 2000 federal election. When Prime Minister Paul Martin finally calls an election in 2004, will anyone care?"

- "Democracy for the Young"

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"As one of the 2.5 million young women in Canada between the ages of 18 and 30, I pledge to make my voice heard by exercising my right to vote in the next federal election."
Will you be one of the 20,000?

(Vancouver-based)
"Right from the beginning, the CDM has been built around a democratic platform. We firmly believe that Canada needs to work towards more representative government. One that is to be held responsible to ALL Canadians. The CDM also wants to see a divergence away from the corporate and special interest entities that now crowd and sway our government."

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June 24, 2004
"VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As Canadians go to the polls June 28, one of the surprises of this year’s election campaign has been the emergence of the Green Party (GP) as the fourth most popular party among Canadians. They hover at around 6-7 percent in the polls. National leader Jim Harris has been able to break through the media blackout that small third parties face and regularly appears in the print and television media. However, far from offering a left-wing alternative to Canadians, the GP under Harris – a management consultant and former Conservative Party member – has become a pro-market, “small government” party. The party’s economic and social platform borrows heavily from neoconservative thought."
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- incl. links to : Election 2000 Results - Parties & Candidates - Riding by Riding Information - Election News - Women and Elections - Polling Data - Past Elections: Results & Analysis - Party Standings By Province - Electoral Reform - Election Laws & Policies - Other Links

- incl. national and provincial breakdowns of voters' preferences, "Reflections on Polling", predictions, daily poll results, etc.

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"The Liberals may be better than the new Conservative devils but that isn't saying much."
by Barbara Cameron
June 22, 2004
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(PDF file - 68K, 3 pages)
June 17, 2004
E-brief by Yvan Guillemette and Jack Mintz
(examination of the implications of a proposal made during the current federal election campaign to lower Canadian taxes to U.S. levels, while maintaining the current health care system)
"...it appears that Canada could afford its public health care system at lower levels of taxation by running the system more efficiently and by shifting resources away from other public services that are inefficient or of lower priority. It would certainly be hard to cut taxes and spend more on health care if such efficiencies in public services cannot be achieved."
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June 16, 2004
Carol Goar
"Three elections have come and gone since Canada's political parties unanimously resolved to wipe out child poverty. The Liberals have balanced the federal budget and handed out $100 billion in tax cuts. The Conservative party has broken up and come back together to fight for more and deeper tax cuts. The New Democrat who put forward the 1989 resolution, former party leader Ed Broadbent, has spent 14 years in political retirement and returned to the fray to find the child poverty rate higher than when he left." [bolding added]
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- "Canada's Political Portal"
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- the official Government of Canada website of the Prime Minister
NOTE: this is not a "political" website, but you never know what you'll find here, eh...
- certainly not this lovely Photo Slide Show: (May 14)

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(Like kids in the schoolyard - and they wonder why voter turnout is low...)

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(A New Democratic Party website)
"If you think a Prime Minister should be proud to fly our flag, you're not alone."
- - interesting timeline of Paul Martin's ascension to corporate power and his political career from FlyOurFlag.ca

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