Secure Real Jobs and A Stable Future For Canadians

Hard-working Canadians want to build a prosperous future for their families. Working people are this country’s engine, and effective government would ensure they have the tools to move forward — with no one left behind.

But, Conservative and Liberal governments keep putting the well-connected first in line, leaving working families with less security and less opportunity. Look at the evidence:

  • Exploding tuition means many families can’t afford to send their kids to college or university
  • No effective child care policy.
  • Many unemployed workers no longer qualify for Employment Insurance, and social assistance has become an ineffective patchwork of programs.

The record is clear: After years of Conservative and Liberal governments we need effective representation that will put working families first.

Jack Layton and the NDP promote effective strategies to make life more secure for working families.

  • Trade & industry: workers first - Implement a fair trade policy that makes workers and the environment a priority, and develop job-supporting sector strategies for industries from auto to aerospace to agriculture.
  • Adequate Employment Insurance - Overhaul the EI system which, after 13 years of Liberal government, denies two-thirds of workers any benefits if they lose their jobs.
  • Secure pensions - Move workers’ pensions to the front of the line when employers go bankrupt, and conduct the first full review of seniors’ income needs since the NDP introduced public pensions.
  • Protect workers rights - Protect collective bargaining rights with progressive measures like outlawing replacement workers that prolong labour disputes.
  • restore a reliable safety net - Reform the social assistance programs that have become an ineffective, unaccountable patchwork since last decade’s Liberals abolished the Canada Assistance Plan.
  • Affordable education & training - Bring down the cost of college and university education so young people and their families can afford to invest in their own futures.
  • Early learning & child care - Create a national system of affordable, high-quality, learning-oriented child care that offers kids a head start in life and opens doors for parents who work or study.