E-5 Emergency resolution on the on-going crisis in First Nations Communities
Submitted by : Aboriginal Commission
WHEREAS the continuing incation of the Conservative government has pushed the arleady heightened sense of frustration felt by First Nations expressed through the Idle No More grassroots movement to a tipping point : Continue reading NDP Convention: E-5 Emergency resolution on the on-going crisis in First Nations Communities
E-4 Emergency resolution regarding recent disclosures about abuse of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program
Submitted by: various members
WHEREAS Conservatives have completely mismanaged the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFW) – and Canadians are paying the price; Continue reading NDP Convention: E-4 Emergency resolution regarding recent disclosures about abuse of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program
E-3 Emergency resolution on United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Submitted by: La Pointe-de-l’Île
WHEREAS Canada is the only country in the world to pull out of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, despite the growing crisis of climate change and the human toll taken by drought in the world’s poorest regions;
Continue reading NDP convention: E-3 Emergency resolution on United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
E-2 Labour sponsored venture capital tax credit
Submitted by : various members
WHEREAS labour-sponsored venture capital companies, like the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Fondaction, and GrowthWorks Capital, are important drivers for economic development, particularly for the start-up of small businesses, which create and maintain quality jobs here in Canada; Continue reading NDP Convention: E-2 Labour sponsored venture capital tax credit
E-1 Emergency resolution on NunatuKavut Community
Submitted by: Labrador
WHEREAS the NDP has consistently called on the Government of Canada to live up to its responsibilities towards all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and to make treaties, as well as the settlement and implementation of comprehensive land claims a priority; Continue reading NDP Convention: E-1 Emergency resolution on NunatuKavut Community
7-03-13 Resolution on a Constitutional Amendment
WHEREAS the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are so different in their history, economy and politics that it is a detriment to the party to not have representation from all three Provinces on the executive, and
WHEREAS the NDP, wanting to form government, will need to grow and win seats in the west, the party will need to understand the differences of each Province, and Continue reading NDP Convention: 7-03-13 Resolution on a Constitutional Amendment
7-01-13 Resolution to Amend the Constitution
Submitted by Federal Council
WHEREAS the NDP has different rules governing nominations in each province; and Continue reading 7-01-13 Resolution to Amend the Constitution
NDP convention considered the following:
7-02-13 Resolution on the Preamble
Submitted by The Constitution Committee
Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. New Democrats are Canadians who believe we can be a better one — a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build sustainable prosperity, and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can look after our seniors. We can offer better futures for our children. We can do our part to save the world’s environment. New Democrats work together to these ends for the sake of our fellow citizens and in the interests of all of humanity. Continue reading NDP Convention: 7-02-13 Resolution on the Preamble
4-13-13 Resolution on Temporary Foreign Workers
Submitted by Toronto—Danforth
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following clause be added to Section 4.3 of the policy book:
i. Working with foreign embassies of sending countries to ensure temporary foreign workers coming to Canada are informed of their rights; working with the provinces to institute a licensing system for foreign recruiters (as is done in Manitoba) and a registration system for employers of temporary foreign workers; and providing access to federal hearings for temporary foreign workers who face deportation.
MP Sadia Groguhé spoke to this motion.
One Delegate opposes this motion. Something about “imperialist organizations” like the World Bank and the NDP needing to work for world socialism.
Motion passed.
4-05-13 Resolution on International Trade
Submitted by Submitted by: Kitchener Waterloo, Davenport, South Shore-St. Margaret’s, CEP (the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union), New Westminster-Coquitlam
WHEREAS the people of Canada’s ability to regulate and support local economic development has been undermined numerous times under World Trade Organization tribunals and NAFTA investor-state arbitration regimes
BE IT RESOLVED that the following clauses be added to Section 4.5 of the policy book:
“g. preserving the rights of municipal governments and provincial entities such as Hydro Quebec and Manitoba Hydro to include local content and other local economic development requirements as part of their procurement policy
h. not negotiating investor-state dispute resolutions mechanisms into trade agreements, consistent with the policy of the Labour government and party of Australia.”
MP Don Davies spoke in support of this motion. MP Libby Davies spoke to this motion.
The convention passed this motion.