Jack Layton : Getting results for people

Jack Layton and the NDP will work in the next Parliament to put the Canadian government back in the crucial business of job and skills training by: • Revitalizing and building on the national Employment Insurance Program — in consultation with provincial, territorial governments and labour and management EI partners – to make EI a key resource for public training strategies and programs. [...] However, years of accumulated neglect deny hundreds of thousands of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people the opportunity to realize their potential, to live in decent housing in healthy environments, to receive a high standard of services and to enjoy health and well-being, both on and off reserve. [...] In the next Parliament, Jack Layton and the NDP will work with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples on issues important to them and to Canada, including 12 high-priority matters: • Recognizing Canada’s responsibilities for residential schools abuse by quickly implementing lump-sum compensation, a Truth and Reconciliation process and an apology by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons. [...] In light of recent and on-going trade disputes, the time has come for the parties to NAFTA to take a new look at the treaty, and to find ways to make it work in the cause of fair trade. [...] The NDP will support a careful review of federal tax policies to assess the utility and timeliness of “smart incentives”, including: accelerated depreciation rates for capital investment; incentives to develop environmental technologies; harmonization of the federal capital tax rate; harmonization of federal and provincial tax and regulatory policies; and incentives to promote workforce training.