The document outlines the policy positions of the Canadian Multicultural Party led by Sukhraj Singh Gill. It proposes modernizing Canada's defense capabilities, creating a third level of federal government for First Nations, promoting diversity in government jobs, improving transportation infrastructure through high-speed rail and new highways, increasing trade with emerging economies, promoting Canadian independence, appointing national ministers of education and health, increasing environmental protections, restructuring the Canada Revenue Agency and Employment Insurance programs, and implementing policies around natural resources.

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Multicultural PartyMulticultural Party
Sukhraj Singh GillSukhraj Singh Gill
May 27May 27thth
, 2007, 2007

2. Defense
• Modernized Canada’s Defense
• New equipment
– Helicopters
– Airplanes
– Ships
– Submarines
– Aircraft carriers

3. Honour 1st
Nations
• Create a 3rd
Federal Level of government
• Aboriginal House
– Must also pass laws
– Same power as Senate
– Chiefs from each nation are members

4. Changes for new Canadians
• Eliminate term “visible minority”
– Determined a racist term used by Canada
according to a United Nations report
• Hire more people representative of the
population in Government positions in local,
provincial, and federal positions
• Make other languages acceptable as 2nd
languages for government jobs instead of
French

5. Transportation
• Remake the Canadian National Railway
– From Coast to Coast
– Use mag-lev train techology
– Double deckers
– Faster speed, up to 400 km/h
• More rapid and efficient movement of goods, people
• More airports to stimulate growth in Canada’s North
• Another TransCanada Highway 2 that runs West to East along Northern
Canada

6. Trade
• Increase trade with up and coming super-
powers
– China
– India
– EU

7. Canadian Identity
• Make policy decisions independent of our
neighbouring countries
• Appeal all decisions of NAFTA
• Demand $1 billion back from US Lumber
interests and NAFTA
– Fight vs. NAFTA
• Don’t be a pawn of the US
• Promote Canada

8. Education & Health
• Appoint a National Minister of Education
– Use Metrics like businesses to evaluate schools
– Evaluate teachers using metrics not subjective
evaluations
• Appoint a National Minister of Health
– More funding
– Consultants to make cost effective decisions

9. The Environment
• 12% of Canada must be park land
• Surpass objectives of Kyoto Accord
• Surpass car emissions regulations set out by California
Governor Arnold Schwartneggar
– A Hydro or better yet an Electric Highway, Chevy Volt Concept
• Prepare for rising water levels
– Move citizens in danger zones
– Reinforce dikes, etc
• Use alternative fuels
– Wind power
– Solar power
– Wave energy

10. Canada Revenue Agency: Restructure
• Upgrade IT Systems
• Business & Personal Database Systems info.
Sharing and automatic updating of both
– Contact Info.
• CRA must pay individuals a fine if it messes up
on taxes
– Fine equal to 2x the original amount owed to CRA

11. Employment Insurance: Restructure
• For all open files
– Time frame to assess working weeks
• Up from 52 weeks to 76 weeks
• Don’t extend working week qualifications
– For criminals
• Extend working week qualifications
– For those with no record

12. Health Care: Provincial
• Each province must pay healthcare premium
costs for those that are:
– not employed
– Can not afford to pay

13. Natural Resources
• No shipping out raw logs from BC
– Must be processed
• No shipping bulk water anywhere
– Like China
– Must charge maximum price
• 5x as much