Should i vote green or ndp

Fundraising also tells a story. That support comes disproportionately from B. The Green majority predicted in P. Voters also are propelled by self-interest and pocketbook issues—taxes, jobs, affordability. Yet the P. Kidder, a co-founder of the B. Green Party, will run in B. Resources will be focused on B. The outcome of the May 6 federal by-election in B. Roberts, a former journalist who placed second in the Victoria riding in , is running in Halifax, a former NDP stronghold won by the Liberals in Another key variable is whether climate change will become a primary election issue, as expected.

A sense of urgency looms; a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we have 12 years to significantly cut carbon output. Merner reports a sea change in his riding since as he goes door to door.

Whether the Green spirit of co-operation could extend include formal or informal coalitions with other parties remains to be seen. The Liberal Party of Canada, led by Justin Trudeau, called this early election in the hopes of winning and earning a majority government.

If they did win, what would that mean for you as a student or recent graduate? As for you grad students, the Liberals would like to add 1, Canada Research Chairs to help attract and retain top talent at Canadian universities to support graduate research. This means that your mentors will be the best of the best!

Whether you're thinking about your future career or your part-time job while in school, the Liberals are making plenty of promises that could benefit you!

For those of you thinking about your future careers, the Liberals are hoping to help make more jobs available for certain sectors by working to:. One thing that the Liberals want to do that other parties haven't mentioned is to create 10 new national parks and 10 new national marine conservation areas in next 5 years. That means more opportunities for hiking and picnics to get away from the stress of school! The Liberal party wants to revitalize farmers' markets, main streets, and other local gathering sites which will be great for uptown shopping!

As for the Covid vaccine, the Liberals want to provide everyone with free booster shots and to require all travellers to be fully vaccinated. Learn what you need to vote in Canada's federal election on September The Conservative Party of Canada , led by Erin O'Toole, came out swinging this year, releasing a dense, page platform document just two days into the election period.

The platform positions O'Toole's Conservatives as practical, down-to-earth, and serious about policy. But what's in the Conservative platform for you, a student just trying to survive the semester?

Let's take a look. Supporting college and university students is not a big priority for the Conservatives this year — a shame, considering how comprehensive their policy document is. In fact, the platform doesn't even mention students once! In the same vein, O'Toole makes no mention of cost or tuition, so don't expect any price breaks at school after voting Conservative this time around.

At least they don't talk about making school any more expensive, either! What the Conservative platform does mention is free expression on campus — ardent supporters of free speech, the Conversatives will help promote a more open exchange of ideas in colleges and universities. While college and university may not be big areas of focus for O'Toole's Conservatives, skills training certainly is.

This could help new grads and career-changers make their first moves into the workplace. The biggest focus of the Conservatives in the federal election is jobs, jobs, jobs. O'Toole is committed to restoring the million jobs lost during the pandemic in just a single year. The Conservatives are also subsidizing new employees based on their previous unemployment — so if you've been out of work for a while, this plan may help you down the line.

These subsidies will also target skills gaps in the trades sector, by encouraging people to pursue apprenticeships and take positions in the trades, strengthening Canada's economy overall.

Affordable housing is another prominent plank of O'Toole's platform. His goal is to build a million new homes over the course of three years, while paring down the federal government's real estate holdings to permit more housing development. The Conservatives are pro-pipeline, and will work hard to ensure the Trans Mountain pipeline is expanded and the Keystone XL pipeline is built.

O'Toole won't mandate COVID vaccines for anyone, but will fund rapid testing where necessary, and will invest more in mental health care and Canada's emergency stockpile. So, if you're thinking about buying your first home, you're considering retraining or upskilling into the skilled trades, or you're looking for a job after a long, rough pandemic, Erin O'Toole's Conservative Party may be for you.

Their platform focuses on making Canada the best it can be by addressing social, indigenous, racial, and financial issues. The NDP wants to make tuition free, eventually. But until that happens, they want to work with individual provinces to cap and reduce tuition fees.

That's pretty generous! On top of that, they want to permanently eliminate interest on all federal student loans and ultimately work towards making education more accessible by moving away from loans and doubling non-repayable Canada Student Grants. Jagmeet Singh would make an excellent opposition party leader. To me, that's a good balance for the country. Jaffar is a Muslim immigrant and retired chartered accountant. He believes Canada's economic recovery, inclusiveness and global image are all at stake in this election.

Firstly, the economy and fixing the impacts of the pandemic. Then, Canada's foreign policy, the environment and climate change. Islamophobia is very scary in Canada. It's spreading fast and innocent people have been killed. They didn't discuss that at all in the debate. I would like Jagmeet Singh to talk more about issues of race, religion and extremism.

It's a real thing that's happening and we've got to do something. Somebody I know went with their wife to [a popular restaurant in Toronto] for dessert and they were refused service because of her hijab. Native and residential school issues took up about two minutes in the debate. The discovery of these unmarked graves is a national shame. People of colour, particularly First Nations, don't have any representation in the corridors of power.

We need to make sure there is fair representation. I'm voting for the NDP this time. What Jagmeet Singh has been saying is sincere and will benefit us all.

He has some really good ideas on housing, job re-training, the economy and healthcare. I think Jagmeet might also fine tune Canada's foreign policy because he talked about Canada's respect in the world and that's an important one for me.

He's talking about a lot of spending though, so I wonder where that's going to come from. So I have some question marks. I feel it's going to end up hitting us in the middle class because we're creating a lot of debt in Canada to support the economy through this pandemic.

But overall I think he is great. I didn't appreciate Mr O'Toole very much. I have congratulated him on passing a resolution in the Canadian Parliament condemning China for its treatment of Uighurs, but I haven't heard a peep out of him about human rights violations in other places because it suits them to be selective in their condemnation.

Canada has lost its respect in the world because it is speaking from both sides of its mouth. And that applies to Mr Trudeau, who is continuing to sell arms to Saudi Arabia as the war in Yemen goes on. I was a little bit more impressed with [Green Party leader] Annamie Paul. She didn't say much but talked sense about how we need to work together.

How much trouble is Trudeau in?