It was Tom Mulclair's turn to be the keynote speaker today. In the three years I have heard him he has improved; he is no longer 'angry Tom.'
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| Tom Mulclair. June 6, 2015 |
- Municipalities are a
priority
- NDP has a clear costed programs
for municipalities
- Housing is a priority
- Vision and practical first
steps in this speech
- Modern, reliable
infrastructure is needed
- Municipalities responsible
for 60% of infrastructure with 8% of tax revenue (this is a big source of frustration)
- Too much red tape and NDP will reduce it (the Town fills out lots of paper work)
- Will invest an additional
$1.5 bn through gas tax
- Total by end of first term
will be $3.7 bn annually for municipalities
- Predictable and reliable
funding
- Remove barriers so we can
focus on building rather than forms
- New 20 year transit plan
with $1.5 bn annually
- Ties in with business needs
- Will do a new housing
strategy
- Education is also a
priority
- Partner by doing long term
stable investments
- Work with CMHC to do income
tax for rental affordable units - reconfigure capital tax
- A Minister for Urban
Affairs
- Will partner on environment
such energy capture from garbage
- NDP would bring Canada become a part of the Kyoto Protocol
- Wants to work with FCM
- Create 1 million quality
$15/day child care
- Will restore door to door
service for Canada Post (this is primarily an eastern issue - when was the last time Kindersley had door to door service?)
- Businesses need livable
cities to recruit and retain talent
- Will attend leaders debate
on municipal issues, accepted in writing
- Stressed willingness to work with business
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