Lime's Polls: September 2017

September 20 2017: 42% love Trump, 54% hate Trump

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster/trump-job-approval
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/?ex_cid=rrpromo
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_trump_job_approval-6179.html#polls

NDP leadership candidates' economic policies are all far left and crazy

Angus

Raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and index to inflation

Increase maximum amount for Working Income Tax Benefit and make it available to more low-income earners, including full-time workers. Allows those living in poverty to keep up to $1,000 of their money to spend on essentials (rent/food)

Increase parental benefits to 70% of their salary up to the maximum insurable earnings.

Reduce number of hours required for EI eligibility from 900 to 360

http://www.charlieangusndp.ca/a_better_deal_for_the_new_working_class

Ashton

Eliminate interest on debt of those who've taken out from Canada Student Loans and won't be required to make any repayments until they make at least $50,000 a year, up from current $25,000

Basic universal income

http://www.nikiashton2017.ca/economic-justice-justice-economique/

Caron

Raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour

Investing in a Job Action Plan to fund the large-scale job creating infrastructure projects required to transition to the green and automated economy. These investments total $90 billion over a 10 year period:

$32 billion into new renewable energy production and technologies(solar, wind, geothermal)
$30 billion to retrofit buildings into Green Buildings and identify energy efficiencies
$18 billion for public transit expenditures, to reduce both personal emissions and overall transportation emissions
$10 billion for Higher Speed Rail Transport, to take more cars off our roads and highways.

Update Canada Labour Code to replace 8-hour workday w/ 7-hour workday

Reduce number of hours required for EI eligibility from 900 to 360

Allow workers who lose their jobs due to the transition to get full Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits starting at age 60, w/ out penalty

Increase corporate tax rate from 15% to 19%

increase the inflation target from its current level of 2% to 4%

Basic universal income

http://en.guycaron.ca/workers_first

Singh

Raise federal minimum wage to $15 an hour and index to inflation

Immediately extend proposed ban on unpaid internships to require that interns working for federally-regulated employers as part of an academic program be paid

Make 2 new tax brackets for Canadians making $350,000 and $500,000 respectively that are 2%(35%) and 4%(39%) higher than current marginal rate

Increase capital gains inclusion rate from 50% to 75%

Implement a 40% estate tax on assets in surplus of $4 million. Primary residences will be exempt

Increase corporate tax rate from 15% to 19.5%

Basic universal income

http://www.jagmeetsingh.ca/living_wages

http://www.jagmeetsingh.ca/better_work_agenda

http://www.jagmeetsingh.ca/income_security_agenda

NDP leadership candidates are identical when it comes to electoral reform

Angus

Appoint an all-party task force to decide on the specifics of the new system
Will introduce electoral reform legislation w/ in 1st 6 months of government
Mixed Member Proportional Representation with regional lists
After 2 elections under MMPR, Canadians will have a referendum to ratify MMPR
Make election day a national holiday

http://www.charlieangusndp.ca/democratic_reform

Ashton

Appoint an all-party task force to decide on the specifics of the new system
Mixed Member Proportional Representation with regional lists

http://www.nikiashton2017.ca/make-every-vote-count/

Caron

1st bill to be introduced as Prime Minister will be electoral reform
Mixed Member Proportional Representation with regional lists
After 2 elections under MMPR, Canadians will have a referendum to ratify MMPR
In case of minority govt. following 2019 election, electoral reform will be prerequisite for any potential alliance/coalition

http://en.guycaron.ca/electoralreform

Singh