Jack Layton and the NDP believe prosperity and social justice can go hand in hand. By investing in each other and cleaning our environment, hard-working Canadians can together seize the enormous potential of the 21st century.
Millions of Canadians voted NDP last election to ensure a progressive, effective opposition to Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. New Democrat MPs are rising to that challenge with a practical agenda that puts working families first.
| Better public health care Hard-working Canadians want quality, reliable health care for everyone, not just those who can afford to buy it. The NDP created public medicare in this country, and we have innovative ideas to secure its future while improving patient care. [more] | |
| Clean air, land and water Everyday Canadians want to move from a polluting economy to a sustainable one so coming generations can prosper in good health. Canada’s NDP has practical solutions to protect our air, land and water. [more] | |
| Economic security for working families Hard-working families drive our prosperity, and government should provide better tools and protections to make their lives more secure — from affordable education to quality childcare to secure pensions. [more] | |
| Accessible education & training Canada's prosperity depends on how well we can equip new generations of workers with the skills they’ll need in a 21st-century economy — and they shouldn't have to mortgage their futures to get them. [more] | |
| Towards equality for women The NDP believes that women’s equality is fundamental to this country and is committed to achieving it in every walk of life — from the make-up of the House of Commons, to pay equity, to childcare. [more] | |
| Dignity and security for seniors After a lifetime of building this country, Canada's seniors deserve the best care we can get them and financial security in their retirement years — not the neglect served up by Conservative and Liberal governments. [more] | |
| Deep concern over deep integration The Security and Prosperity Partnership is the latest move toward continental economic and social integration aimed at establishing common policies between Canada, the United States and Mexico. [more] | |
| Justice for Aboriginal Canadians First Nations, Inuit and Métis people make prominent contributions to a better Canada — but it’s also long past time to heal the accumulated neglect that denies many Aboriginal people the opportunity to realize their potential. [more] | |
| Confronting Poverty in Canada Poverty denies us freedom and hope, and it’s the biggest single factor in ill health. Confronting poverty means recognizing the human dignity in everyone—and our responsibility to help those neighbours who fall through the cracks. [more] | |
| Electoral reform: make every vote count For government to be fair and to work for ordinary Canadians, we have to know that every vote counts. Unfortunately Canada’s current voting system was invented before electricity — it’s an archaic system that leaves many voters unrepresented and without a voice. [more] | |