I have quite a few creative ideas, but am too tired to write them down rn. I’ll go the easy, lazy way (and write about more legislation ideas tomorrow):
Proportional representation like Germany. In every election, the voter votes for an individual and a party. The individual is chosen to represent the riding through STAR voting (my version). After all MPs are elected, to ensure proportional representation according to the party votes (the second vote that voters cast), individuals from party lists are put into parliament.
This way, we get riding representation and party representation.
Technically, you do need the provinces to agree if it’s a constitutional issue.
But sure, getting rid of the NWC and bringing in fixed terms+proportional rep would make our long-term stability a lot more guaranteed. Maybe a different federal model where the 8 or 9 Anglo provinces don’t all get equal power to Quebec, as well.
Failing that, basic income.
Canada is one of, if not thee richest resource filled countries on Earth
Oil and gas. Forestry, mining, fisheries. Agriculture, tourism… Canada literally has all of this in abundance
Each and every Canadian should own these resources and we should literally be the wealthiest population on the planet.
The fact we are not should anger you and legislation should be created to ensure that we become that
How does that answer the thread question? You’re passing a law saying what?
I’d rather have Canada nationalize most of these but without doubling down on oil pipelines and more mining projects… – Nationalizing agriculture and fisheries and tourism doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
We’re not, basically because none (?) of our resources are Persian Gulf-style money printers. Like, we have oil, but it needs a whole lot of work to get from tar sand to gas tank. Down there it gets close to just sticking a straw in the ground.
The end result is that we’re still one of the richest countries per capita, we just spend a lot of man hours on farming. mining and drilling, instead of on manufacturing like they do in Germany or Japan.
I wonder how many other natural resources Saudi Arabia has compared to Canada
Like do they have forestry, mining, other materials, agriculture, potash, freshwater lakes, fisheries, other wildlife, tourism
Saudi Arabia probably has a total value in resources not too different from Canada, but much more concentrated on fossil fuels and for which it is/was much more straightforward to build the extraction infrastructure
I think the new sovereign wealth fund might do this but if not its heading the right way:
When the government funds a company like a startup or bails out an existing company it should get shares in those companies.
This would allow us to increase the amount of money in our public market which will increase the amount of companies being started in Canada. And the conservatives will be less able to bitch about it because its an investment and running the government like a business. Not that any of them know how to do that.
Eliminate limited liability for holders of voting shares in corporations. Charges and lawsuits can go after any and all assets of every holder of voting shares in a corporation.
In most corporations, the only thing that shareholders really do is vote in relation to who the directors are. The directors and officers are generally the ones who actually do things.
The directors are often also in charge of share sales and transfers. In corporations not in the stock market, you often can’t sell, redeem, gift, or otherwise get rid of you shares whenever you feel like it.
Officers are also appointed by directors, not by shareholders, so that could be another step removed from having agency over what’s happening.
End first past the post.
Every other goal becomes significantly achievable if we do that.
Next immediate goal after that is UBI.
My next immediate goal would be tax reform to target the 1%; then UBI
(not because I think we lack the funds for UBI, but just because I think that if the 1% paid their share properly, other things should start falling into place as well)
Proportional representation without question
Nationalize all natural resources in Canada. Oil, minerals, water, electricity, you name it.
Collectivization of all industry. Or if that’s too pie in the sky, strengthen and actually enforce local ownership requirements over Canadian news orgs.
Worker cooperatives.
Also, housing cooperatives and other types of cooperatives everywhere.
Sounds like communism, I like it!
A good start would be for the federal government to stop funding news orgs that have more than 0% foreign ownership or funding.
National priorities: 1. PR, 2+3. UBI paid by wealth tax, 4. healthcare, 5. nationalization of resource and infrastructure assets. If you can fit all of that in one bill then that counts.
My priority: A new railway bill. Mandate passenger trains having right-of-way over freight, and create a new infrastructure manager tasked to buy/seize, develop and improve railways for passenger or passenger-freight dual use (or +military for triple use) and create a usable national network.
There’s too many that would benefit Canada immensely.
Since most of my first thoughts were already said, maybe criminalising corporate involvement in politics? Or price fixing. Hell, even nationalising necessities would be good (food, housing, utilities - including phone/internet).
Another thought would be requiring a total compensation disparity of no more than 7x - as in, if any employee is being paid $17.85 (current BC minimum), the total compensation for the highest can be, at most $124.95, including stocks and other benefits that can be considered compensation. Its still a fucking insane difference, but much more sane than not having a cap at all.
- The banning of all future fossil fuel expansion.
- Criminal charges for any Canadian fighting in the IDF or involved in sending arms to Israel.
- Require that all vehicles in excess of 2 tonnes require a commercial license to operate. The idea would be that this limit would gradually be reduced to a sensible number over time.
- Vehicle speed limiters, ideally tied to the region you’re in (city/highway).
I know, you asked for one, but there’s a lot of stuff to be done.
Ban age verification laws.
Ive been thinking of these laws myself for the longest time as well. Glad im not the only one
Immediately end all subsidies and preferential tax treatment of the fossil fuel sector.
The “tithe” law. Profit capped at 10% to keep costs and chicanery down. People and corps taxed at 10% across the board. GST/PST 10% total. Capitalism, but non-aggressive, loaded with social programs. I guess I might as well throw in flying pigs. Yes, pigs should fly, and it oughta be a law.
Hmm. Most of the basic industries would probably pass that margin no problem. I think production vehicles even fall under 10%.
Anything bespoke, from machine tools to Etsy stores, is going to implode overnight, though.
To allow booking MAID in the future based on developing conditions such as dementia. I definitely want to do this.
peanut gallery here but man would I love this. its like if I have demetia and can’t chew and swallow whol foods and can’t use the bathroom myself. Yeah. Im done.
Ban online gambling.
