Bruce-Grey-Owen-Sound NDP Riding - 2019 Provincial Resolutions to consider

Policy: Bruce Grey Owen Sound Resolution: Formula that increases the minimum wage

4/3/2019

Whereas this province has an increasing number of citizens earning less than a living wage while working 40 or more hours a week and
Whereas the rate of inflation constantly increases this number with a stagnant minimum wage and
Whereas this condition is harmful to local business who will have fewer and fewer people who can afford their products and services and
Whereas this condition also puts taxpayers deeper in debt due to the high cost of income assistance, healthcare, lost productivity, child/ spousal abuse, suicides, and crime and
Whereas the increase of the wages of lower income earners would greatly benefit local businesses due to the fact that people who earn less would spend all their money they earn just to provide the necessities of life for their families and that the money would be spent locally and
Whereas the business community needs the ability to plan their finances

Be it resolved that the Ontario NDP present a bill to parliament and commit to upon assuming power implementing a formula that increases the minimum wage by three times the annual rate of inflation each year until it equals a living wage and then index it to the annual rate of inflation each year thereafter.
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Example based on approximate average of inflation over the last 10 years.
Minimum wage now $14.00/ hr. -
Yearly increase 6% = $0.84
Year 1 =1$4.84
Yearly increase = $0.89/
Year2 =$15.73
Yearly increase = $0.94/
Year 3 = $16.67
Yearly increase = $1.00/
Year 4 = $17.67
Yearly increase = $1.06
Year 5 = $18.73
Yearly increase = $1.12
Year 6 = $19.85
Yearly increase = $1.19
Yearly increase 4% = $0.70/ yea
Year 7 = $21.04

submitted by Gord Lawson
to be considered by Bruce Grey Owen Sound NDP Membership

AMALGAMATION OF ONTARIO SCHOOL BOARDS

4/3/2019

WHEREAS the Government of Ontario needs to consider all opportunities for significant cost savings; and
WHEREAS Ontario is the only province to fund public and separate school boards; and

WHEREAS annual cost savings in excess of $1 Billion per year could be achieved; and

WHEREAS Ontario provincial funding of religious schools of the Roman Catholic faith exclusively has led the United Nations Human Rights Committee to censure Canada for religious discrimination in 1999 and again in 2005; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the NDP urges the Government of Ontario to merge the English Public and Roman Catholic School Boards into one unified publicly funded English School Board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NDP urges the Government of Ontario to merge the French Public and French Roman Catholic School Boards into another unified publicly funded French school board.

Ivan Smith
submitted to the Bruce Grey Owen Sound NDP for consideration

INTERNAL: Campaign CFO

4/1/2019

Whereas,

Cooperation between the Constituency Association and its candidate is an important element of a successful campaign, and
the Constituency Association assumes responsibility for assets and liabilities of a campaign upon closure;

Therefore be it resolved

that the campaign CFO be approved by the Constituency Association Executive before appointment

Southwest Provincial Council Resolutions to be Submitted to Provincial Council
(as per Southwest Provincial Council Meeting March 9, 2019.)

Policy: Labour

4/1/2019

Whereas reduction of the working week is a longstanding goal of the labour movement.

Be it resolved that overtime pay should be paid after 40 hours of work.

Be it further resolved that the max work week is reduced from 48 hours to 44 hours.

Southwest Provincial Council Resolutions to be Submitted to Provincial Council
(as per Southwest Provincial Council Meeting March 9, 2019.)

Policy: Distribution of Wealth

4/1/2019

Whereas wealth inequality has been increasing for decades.
Be it resolved the ONDP introduce a progressive wealth tax.

Southwest Provincial Council Resolutions to be Submitted to Provincial Council
(as per Southwest Provincial Council Meeting March 9, 2019.)

Policy: Accessible Quality Home Care

4/1/2019

Whereas it is estimated that the number of Canadians living with dementia will increase 66% over the next 15 years; and

Whereas the number of seniors needing care in their homes will double in the next 30 years; and nearly 3 in 10 Canadians are caregivers; and

Whereas investment in non-profit organizations like the VON to provide health care services and community supports decrease health care costs; supports independence in the home and significantly reduces a person’s need for costly visits to Emergency Departments, admission and re-admission to hospital and admission to long term care facilities; and

Whereas the complexity of the work and acuity of care has increased and a significant wage disparity between community and hospital support workers exists; it has become more difficult to recruit home care providers; therefore

Be It Resolved that an Ontario NDP government would provide the necessary funding to ensure the effective and accessible availability of quality home care and will continue to advocate for government funding to meet person-centred in-home services in our communities.

Submitted by: Irene Mathyssen MP, London-Fanshawe
It should be noted that this resolution was adopted at London-Fanshawe Provincial AGM

Policy: Municipal Approval of Landfill Sites

4/1/2019

Whereas,

the municipalities hold responsibility for their water quality, and
the municipality should have control over their own environment;

Therefore be it resolved that an N.D.P. government introduce legislation supporting municipal authority over landfilling sites.

Southwest Provincial Council Resolutions to be Submitted to Provincial Council
(as per Southwest Provincial Council Meeting March 9, 2019.)

Policy: Closing the Skills Gap

4/1/2019

Whereas

there is a higher demand for skilled workers than is being provided through the current education system, and
the Ontario skills gap currently costs our economy up to $24.3 billion in foregone GDP and $3.7 billion in provincial tax revenue lost annually, and
there is currently a lack of financial incentives for people to pursue skills training;

Therefore be it resolved

that targeted scholarships be funded by the provincial government for students entering an educational path in high demand occupations, and
that the provincial government allocate new revenues to post-secondary institutions for experiential learning apprentices, such as apprentices and co-ops for on the job training.

It should be noted that this resolution was adopted by the Windsor – Tecumseh Constituency Association.

Policy: Renewable Energy Policy Task Force

4/1/2019

Whereas the ONDP does not have comprehensive policy on the economic transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources;

Be it Resolved that the ONDP create a task force to create comprehensive policy on the economic transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy resources for consideration at the next convention.

Southwest Provincial Council Resolutions to be Submitted to Provincial Council
(as per Southwest Provincial Council Meeting March 9, 2019.)

Policy: Public Transit Network

4/1/2019

Be it resolved that an N.D.P. government will support a provincial public transit network connecting underserviced rural communities with existing urban transit hubs.

Southwest Provincial Council Resolutions to be Submitted to Provincial Council
(as per Southwest Provincial Council Meeting March 9, 2019.)