2013 Liberal Party of Canada Leadership

Youth – OWNYL

• Policy: Northern Telecommunications Rehabilitation
  Abstract Internet in isolated communities, especially in the Canadian North, is expensive and limited. With the end of the Community Access Program, seed funding is now gone for a number of communities. Like the railway of the 19th century, the internet and modern telecommunications can link the country and make the distances between our citizens […]
• Policy: Nationalization of Canadian Oil Industries for Canadians
  Abstract Foreign ownership of and profit from the Alberta oil sands is at an all-time high. Environmental concerns are frequently ignored, and the cost of Canadian oil and gas to Canadians is rising. Further, oil interests exercise unprecedented influence in politics. In order to begin correcting these issues, Canadian oil should be nationalized and new [... […]
• Policy: Funding Green Energy in New Homes
  Abstract Currently, low-impact sources of energy are not cost-effective. Limited, large-scale projects like wind and solar farms are good first starts, but putting those technologies on all doorsteps would jumpstart the industry. By providing a granting program to subsidize the installation of those technologies in new-built homes, contractors would be able […]
• Policy: Forward-Looking Education in Ontario
  Abstract Ontario’s education system is outdated. Architected in the 19th century to service an emerging industrial base and saddled with pre-Confederation-era legislation, the current primary and secondary systems are increasingly unable to produce students who go on with healthy living, fitness, life skills, and basic job skills. Universities must cater to […]
• Example Policy
  Hey Young Liberals! Policy Parliament is right around the corner, and as such, it’s time to flex our own policy muscles. We’ll of course workshop our policies at our upcoming policy meeting (go and vote on a time if you haven’t already!) but here’s a place to start building out your idea. Federal/Provincial – is […]