There are several resolutions that are non-priority and may not even make it to debate:
- 2 resolutions supporting cooperation with other parties when running candidates in certain ridings
- 1 resolution opposing the same
- 1 resolution calling on Canada to withdraw from a slew of free trade agreements
- 1 resolution supporting assisted suicide
- reduce the Canadian work week to 32 hours without loss of pay
- raise minimum wage to $17.00
- nationalize big oil, the auto industry, and banks and insurance companies
Some of the priority resolutions are real eye-openers though:
- renaming the title of the party's National Director back to Federal Secretary
- Legislation requiring unions to publicly disclose their finances should be repealed.
Because, hey, unions are their bread and butter. And even though 4.3 million Canadians are forced to give money to labour unions doesn't mean they should know how that money is spent.
- the NDP support the adoption of a 'Robin Hood Tax', levying a 0.05% tax on all financial transactions
Doesn't sound like much (1/20th of 1%). But look at your bank statement at the end of the month. Mine usually says that $4,000 to $5,000 came in every month, and the same amount went out. That's $8,000 to $10,000 in 'transactions', or $4.00 to $5.00 an NDP government would grab from you every month.
- The party should adopt a code of conduct to guarantee "equitable and humane" treatment of campaign volunteers by party staff.
Apparently, there is some confusion among NDP federal staff "over whether being nice to volunteers is a job requirement". What kind of people does the NDP attract? Who doesn't understand that you should be nice to your fellow human beings? Who has to be told via an official party policy that volunteers should be treated equitably and humanely?
Bets on which of these resolutions become policy?
