Reading this isn't enough. The only thing that changes policy is sustained political pressure from a large number of people. Here's how to apply it.
Calls and emails to Members of Parliament work — especially from constituents. Enter your postal code to find your MP.
A short, specific call to your MP's office is more effective than a long one. Here's a script:
Ask your MP to support these specific measures by name.
Wealth Tax — A 1% annual tax on net worth above $10 million (NDP proposal). Canada is one of the only wealthy nations with no wealth or inheritance tax.
Inheritance Tax — Implement an estate tax on wealth transfers above $5 million. Billionaire dynasties currently pass fortunes to heirs nearly tax-free.
Grocery Code of Conduct — Mandatory, enforceable rules governing the relationship between large grocery chains and their suppliers, with real penalties for price manipulation.
Competition Bureau Reform — Give the Bureau authority to proactively break up oligopolies in groceries, telecom, banking, and media — not just respond to complaints.
Maintain Capital Gains Inclusion Rate — Defend and expand the 2024 increase to the capital gains inclusion rate. Rollback would disproportionately benefit the wealthy.
Corporate Tax Restoration — Raise the federal corporate tax rate back toward the 28% level of the 1990s, reversing decades of cuts that primarily benefited shareholders.
Media Ownership Transparency — Require disclosure of all media ownership stakes and prohibit single-family control of an entire regional media market.
Federal $20 Minimum Wage — Raise the federal minimum wage and index it to inflation, and use federal funding leverage to encourage provinces to follow suit.
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