What I want from this election
I want continual Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, a Strong Democracy, and Affordable Housing
For Indigenous people, it’s a well-known fact. The record of abuse is part of our everyday life and has been for over a hundred years. It’s become part of the history that we pass down from one generation to the next. Now is the time we change the script and hand the pen over to those who have been begging for recognition and solutions since confederation.
Indigenous and non-indigenous don’t really have a shared past. But we do have shared needs and a future. A roof over our heads, food on the table and a bed to sleep in are essentials for all. The sad truth is that stable housing and good food is not a reality in many of our communities.
The Green Party of Canada’s proposal to eliminate federal tax for people with less than $40,000 per year by raising the personal tax exemption.
Building on this, people with disabilities deserve better support. Here are some key parts of what I support for disability justice:
Fix the Disability Tax Credit so it’s easier to apply and more people can get help.
Fix and fully fund the Canada Disability Benefit to lift people out of poverty.
We also need to reconstruct our relationship with the future. Having a strong democracy will entail meaningful conversations, accountability and transparency.
Having multiple federal parties strengthens voters’ voices.
We all have the right to speak up and a responsibility to protect what we think is right. In a government where it feels like it’s us against them.
The Green Party does not force members to vote for party lines – this means that I am not forced to vote against my values.
I want to be the one having those meaningful conversations and the solution driven outcomes. When we can honestly say that your voice matters then and only then will we see a strong democracy.
We should entertain all attempts to expand, and encourage, conversations that hold elected leaders accountable for neglecting the basic rights as human beings such as affordable housing, accessible health care, affordable childcare, and caring for folks at every stage of their life.
The current economic and political system resists substantial change. It will require determination, support and a lot of attention to detail. It doesn’t want us to solve said issues overnight. It doesn’t want substantial changes to the relationship between indigenous peoples and non-indigenous people. But if we do what it takes to solve these problems anyway, we’ll discover that we’ve changed the system.
Recreating the way our government supports Canadians will happen with your voice at the table and without your voice, I don’t have one. Meaningful conversations go hand in hand with informed decision making. Your voice matters.
I will never give up. I will do what I can to maintain strong safeguards with all those around me.
Party lines will interfere with individual interests, but they’ll never deter me from speaking up for our human rights, livelihoods, ecological wisdom, social justice and all that define us.