conservative party of canada
1. A brief history of the party (How/when/why did it start?)
Founded : 7 December 2003; 16 years ago
2. Who the party leader and the local candidate are/were and examples of their values/beliefs. (search for previous experiences, education, actions, news stories, etc.)
Candidate name : Nicholas Insley
Leader : Andrew Scheer
Leader since : May 27, 2017
3.The party’s major platform beliefs/issues. What is their vision for Canada? (policies, proposed laws, major criticisms, etc.)
What do the Conservative Party of Canada believe in?
It represents conservative positions on issues of culture, family, sexuality and morality. Despite the recent Conservative government having influential members who would be defined as social conservatives in its caucus, social conservatism is considered to have little influence on Canadian society.
ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN FOR YOU TO GET AHEAD:
Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
Take the GST off home heating costs, saving your family $107 every year.
Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take transit up to $1,000.
Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new parents.
Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning programs.
Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest income Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
Boost government-matching to RESPs by 50%, helping parents get more for their kids’ education.
Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of families who make green-home improvements.
As Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer’s plan for A Safer Canada will:
End automatic bail for gang members awaiting trial and revoke parole for any gang member who associates with their former gang following release.
Identify known gangs as criminal entities in the Criminal Code, similar to how terrorist organizations are currently listed.
Bring in tougher sentences, including a five-year minimum mandatory prison sentence for violent gang crime, with a new five-year minimum mandatory prison sentence for possession of a smuggled firearm.
Create a Canada Border Services Agency firearms smuggling task force to intercept illegal firearms at the Canada-US border.
Strengthen background checks for gun licenses and make it a crime to provide a firearm to anyone who has been prohibited from owning them.
Revise the Canadian drugs and substance strategy to focus on helping Canadians recover from addiction.
Strengthen human trafficking laws, including consecutive sentences for those who are convicted on multiple counts of human trafficking and ensuring Canada meets our commitments under the Palermo Protocol.
Scheer contrasted the detailed Conservative plan with Trudeau’s vague firearms ban that will do nothing to crack down on gun crime
4. How popular is this party? Find sources that explain why.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election
Popular vote : 6,155,662
Popular percentage : 34.41%
Seat change : 26↑
Seats won : 121
Seat before : 95
Swing : 2.52 pp