Green Party of Canada

The Green party’s views on social justice are that they are committed to making Canada a more fair and impartial society. They want to introduce a Guaranteed Annual Income, which ensures access to quality childcare services and early childhood education, cutting the debt towards post-secondary students, honouring the Kelowna Accord, which is a series of agreements between the Canadian government and the leaders of 5 national aboriginal organizations of Canada. They also wish to expand the rights of Canadians who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transsexual. They also want to ease the income support levels that are required for immigrant family sponsorship.

            If the green party was elected they would want to abolish and oppose the death penalty, and have the 3 strikes, you’re out law, which makes either a life sentence or a long sentence without parole mandatory, for people who have been convicted of a 3rd felony such as violence, rape, using a deadly weapon or molestation. They wish to focus on crime prevention instead of harsh sentences. They believe that if they eliminate poverty, and revitalize our economy must be a central element of any plan to make crime rates reduced. They encourage their political leaders to remember “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” They believe that they should focus on where our social intervention can be most successful and effective, with programs such as “Gang Intervention Units.” They also believe that practical education that actually promises a future in needed if we expect and want long term success with this struggle.