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Evelyn Tanaka

Green candidate for Calgary McKnight

1. Affordability & Cost of Living

2. Housing & Poverty

3. Disaster Preparedness and the Climate Crisis

1. Affordability & Cost of Living

Canadians are struggling with rising grocery prices and the on-going trade war with the Americans. We must take real action and support Albertan farmers to get their products to local markets to ensure our food sovereignty and lower costs for families. We need to help local businesses particularly small and medium sized businesses reach more Canadian consumers. Canadian consumers want clear and transparent information and labeling of Canadian-made goods and services so that they can make educated choices with their buying power.

2. Housing & Poverty

All Canadians deserve a place to call home. The housing, toxic drug, and homelessness crisis are deeply interconnected and must be solved together. Canadians deserve stronger rent control, more affordable non-market housing, diversity in housing options including cooperative housing and tiny homes, and a caring government that ensures no one falls through the cracks. Harm reduction programs and transition housing must be made available to Canadians that need support. Culturally-appropriate and safe shelters are a human right for parents and children fleeing abusive relationships. In a country as rich as Canada it is an absolute travesty that any of our neighbours and community members suffer the indignity of life on the streets.

3. Disaster Preparedness and the Climate Crisis

Resource exploitation and the climate crisis is putting the health and wealth of all Albertans, especially those belonging to marginalized communities, at risk. Corporate polluters are required to pay for the damage they cause to human life and our natural environment. We will also create and enforce a framework for a fair energy transition that prioritizes workers and Indigenous communities, in accordance with the guidelines set out in the IPCC Synthesis Report.

Protect our drinking water

Guarantee water resources remain in public hands, rather than privatized for corporate gain
Strengthen regulation of the fossil fuel and agricultural industries to prevent contamination and hold polluters accountable
Prioritize remediation of contaminated sources, especially in Indigenous communities which are disproportionately affected

Stop habitat loss and preserve biodiversity

Enforce and strengthen regulations protecting natural areas and wildlife corridors, and support restoration of degraded habitats
Promote urban density and sustainable land use
Encourage polyculture farming and sustainable forest harvesting
Restrict the use of pesticides and herbicides that harm pollinators, including bees and butterflies, which are essential to the reproduction of many plants
Identify, monitor, and act on expert recommendations to conserve the habitats of keystone species such as wolves and grizzlies

Protect our parks

End immediately coal exploration in Alberta and particularly in the Eastern Slopes to protect our watershed from selenium contamination.
Make provincial parks accessible by removing user fees, such as the controversial park pass in Kananaskis County for day-use activities

Respect Indigenous peoples and address environmental harms

Recognize that climate change and environmental degradation have disproportionately affected Indigenous peoples in Alberta
Include Indigenous people are included and influence government decision-making through affirming the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations, the government's duty to uphold treaty obligations, and the importance of traditional land practices
Require the full consent of impacted Indigenous communities in development and natural resource projects, and subject projects to revenue-sharing and co-management with these communities
Partner with Indigenous communities in preserving and protecting watersheds, natural environments, and prime agricultural lands

Cut GHG Emissions to Net-Zero by 2040; peak emissions by 2025

In line with the recommendations from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), reach peak emissions by 2025 and reduce to 60% of 2019 levels by 2034
No new approvals for oil, gas, or coal projects across Alberta and institute a ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking)
Launch a just transition away from an economy based high emitting industries, with a focus on ensuring energy workers receive assistance to retrain and reskill
Decarbonize electricity production by replacing coal ans gas power plants with low carbon sources like solar, wind, and green hydrogen
Promote active and public transportation alternatives while continuing the transition from internal combustion engines to electric equivalents
Mandate sustainable construction and fund retrofits to improve the energy efficiency of existing building stock
Expand Level 3 charging for electric vehicles (EVs) into rural Alberta, tourist destinations, and provincial parks

Promote drought resilience and water conservation

Work with farmers to introduce and spread sustainable agriculture practices and tools, such as regenerative farming and water-saving technologies
Support and provide emergency funding to farmers impacted by drought

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Affordability & Housing

Poverty

Green's promises

Raise the federal minimum wage to $21/hour, and index it to inflation and productivity growth

Set livable wage floors by region based on the cost of housing, food, and essentials

"Establish a National Livable Wage Index to set wage floors by region based on the cost of housing, food, and essentials." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Mandate living wages for all federally-funded jobs, including contractors and subcontractors

Work with provinces and indigenous governments to implement a Guaranteed Livable Income

Tax measures and rebates

Green's promise

Raise the Basic Personal Amount for income tax to $40,000

"Eliminate federal income taxes for low income Canadians and decrease the tax burden on Canadians earning $100,000 or less by raising the Basic Personal Amount to $40,000." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Climate Change & the Environment

Climate adaptation

Green's promise

Start a National Civil Defence Corps to build resilience and preparedness for emergencies

"Establish a National Civil Defence Corps — a civilian-led national service dedicated to building Canada’s resilience and preparedness for emergencies. This initiative will provide meaningful employment for workers impacted by economic transitions, equipping them with vital skills in disaster response, emergency management, infrastructure protection, and climate resilience." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Green building retrofits

Green's promise

Revisit trade restrictions with China to balance economic and environmental goals, and protection of Canadian EV manufacturing jobs, while reducing tariffs on Chinese solar panels

"Revisit trade restrictions with China to strategically balance economic and environmental goals, maintaining tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles to protect Canadian manufacturing and jobs in our rapidly growing domestic EV sector, while reducing tariffs on Chinese solar panels to accelerate the adoption of affordable renewable energy and create jobs in solar installation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Green jobs

Green's promises

Ensure clean economy subsidies serve workers and communities by requiring strong labour, environmental, and transparency conditions on all public funding

"Ensure clean economy subsidies serve workers and communities — not just corporate profits by requiring strong labour, environmental, and transparency conditions on all public funding." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Enact a Just Transition Act to ensure affected workers and communities lead their own transition plans with legally-protected rights to income support, retraining, and career placement

Create a Just Transition Benefit to provide wage insurance, income protection, early retirement options, and relocation assistance for workers in declining industries

Set up locally-driven Just Transition Centres to connect displaced workers to new employment, training, and economic development opportunities

Set up a National Skills Tracking & Transition Database to ensure every fossil fuel worker has a direct job-matching pathway to well-paid, long-term work

Start a National Civil Defence Corps to build resilience and preparedness for emergencies

Launch a national program to provide free training, paid apprenticeships, and wage support in green jobs, prioritising workers affected by automation and the transition away from fossil fuels

"Launch a National Green Jobs Training and Apprenticeship Program to provide free training, paid apprenticeships, and wage support, prioritizing workers affected by the transition away from fossil fuels and automation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Support the Youth Climate Corps to create tens of thousands of youth jobs in green infrastructure, conservation, and public service

Invest in green value-added industries such as battery production and critical minerals refining, green steel and zero-emission aluminium processing, and mass timber and engineered wood production

Greenhouse gas emissions

Green's promise

Align national trade policy with climate goals and implement carbon-intensity tariffs on imported goods

Mining and minerals

Green's promises

Incentivise value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships

"Increase productivity by incentivizing value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships that maximize efficiency in processing and manufacturing." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

"Ban the export of unprocessed resources. Ensure Canadian oil, minerals, timber, and seafood are refined, processed, and value-added before export, creating Canadian jobs and reducing U.S. leverage over our economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Invest in green value-added industries such as battery production and critical minerals refining, green steel and zero-emission aluminium processing, and mass timber and engineered wood production

Oil and gas

Green's promises

Eliminate all fossil fuel subsidies immediately, including tax write-offs for LNG, oil, gas, and coal projects

"Eliminate all fossil fuel subsidies immediately, including tax write-offs for LNG, oil, gas, and coal projects. No public funds should support continued fossil fuel expansion." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Pollution

Green's promise

Support a global tax on pollution from aviation and shipping

"Support a global tax on pollution from aviation and shipping, ensuring major international polluters pay their fair share. Work with global partners, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to develop a fair and effective system." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Culture, Arts, & Media

News and journalism

Green's promises

Prohibit Canadian businesses from deducting advertising costs on foreign-owned sites, like Google and Facebook

Introduce a tax on US tech monopolies operating in Canada and reinvest the revenue into Canadian-owned tech, broadband expansion, and independent journalism

"Introduce a tax on U.S. tech monopolies operating in Canada, ensuring companies like Apple, Google, Meta, Tesla, and Starlink pay their fair share. This will include a Digital Services Tax (DST) on digital advertising, app store fees, streaming services, and consumer data monetization, as well as a corporate tax surcharge on tech giants. Revenue from these taxes will be reinvested in Canadian-owned technology, broadband expansion, and independent journalism, reducing reliance on U.S. corporate giants while strengthening Canada’s digital sovereignty." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Indigenous Peoples and Nations

Indigenous businesses and economic opportunity

Green's promise

Expand Indigenous-led training and employment opportunities in clean energy

"Expand Indigenous-led training and employment opportunities in clean energy, ensuring full Indigenous participation in Canada’s transition economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Jobs, Businesses, & Labour

Agriculture

Green's promise

Ban imports of food products containing substances prohibited in Canada

"Ban imports of food products containing substances prohibited in Canada to protect Canadian health, food safety, and agricultural standards." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Employment Insurance

Green's promises

Lower the eligibility threshold for EI to 360 hours or 12 weeks

Extend maximum EI benefit periods to 50 weeks nationwide

Raise the EI replacement rate from 55% to 66.6% of previous earnings

Create an EI Emergency Response Fund for workers affected by disasters, economic downturns, or industry shutdowns

Set a minimum EI benefit of $450/week, increasing over time

Increase Maximum Insurable Earnings (MIE) to $94,000, aligning with Quebec's parental insurance plan

Fishing and aquaculture

Green's promise

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Forestry

Green's promises

Incentivise value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Inter-provincial business and trade

Green's promise

Invest in east-west Canadian trade infrastructure, like railroads, roads, and energy transmission lines

"Invest in East-West Canadian trade infrastructure. Improve rail, roads, and energy transmission lines to strengthen internal markets and reduce reliance on U.S. exports." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

International trade

Green's promises

Strengthen trade partnerships with Europe, Latin America, Africa, and BRICS+ nations

"Strengthen trade relationships with Europe, Latin America, Africa, and BRICS+ nations (India, Brazil, South Africa, etc.) to create new markets for Canadian goods and services." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Align national trade policy with climate goals and implement carbon-intensity tariffs on imported goods

Renegotiate trade agreements to remove Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions, which allow multinational corporations to sue Canada over public interest laws

Lead a global effort to reform the World Trade Organization to prioritise enviornmental and social justice

"Lead a global effort to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO) into a World Trade and Climate Organization, ensuring trade agreements prioritize environmental and social justice." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Revisit trade restrictions with China to balance economic and environmental goals, and protection of Canadian EV manufacturing jobs, while reducing tariffs on Chinese solar panels

Labour rights

Green's promises

Implement a clear ABC Test to classify workers as employees and prevent gig economy exploitation

"Implement a clear ABC Test to classify workers properly and prevent gig economy exploitation." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Crack down on misclassification of employees as independent contractors

"Crack down on sham contracting and unjust misclassification of employees as independent contractors." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Increase federal labour inspectors and compliance funding to strengthen enforcement against employer violations

"Increase federal labour inspectors and compliance funding to strengthen enforcement against employer violations, including worker misclassification, wage theft, and unfair labour practices." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Establish a Federal Worker Rights Ombudsman to support employees experiencing workplace harassment, wage theft, and unfair treatment

Expand and enforce full successor rights for workers, to prevent contract flipping that reduces wages and benefits

Require gig companies to guarantee minimum pay, mileage reimbursement, and employment protections

"Require gig companies (Uber, DoorDash, Amazon, etc.) to guarantee minimum pay, mileage reimbursement, and employment protections." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Establish a Portable Benefits Fund for gig workers, to provide pensions, health insurance, and paid leave

"Establish a Portable Benefits Fund for gig workers, ensuring access to:

» Pensions, health insurance, and paid leave regardless of employment classification.

» This fund will be financed through a mandatory per-trip or per-hour employer levy, ensuring companies contribute their fair share."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Fund a permanent Statics Canada study on gig work to ensure accurate data

Establish a Federal AI and Workplace Privacy Roundtable to oversee AI-driven workplace changes

Strengthen worker protections to prevent unfair job losses due to AI-based automation

Require mandatory AI impact assessments for federally-funded companies, ensuring job security and ethical AI use

Expand Labour Code protections against workplace monitoring and algorithmic exploitation, ensuring workers can challenge AI-driven employment decisions

Mining and minerals

Green's promises

Incentivise value-added resource use through tax incentives, innovation grants, and industrial partnerships

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Invest in green value-added industries such as battery production and critical minerals refining, green steel and zero-emission aluminium processing, and mass timber and engineered wood production

Oil and gas

Green's promises

Eliminate all fossil fuel subsidies immediately, including tax write-offs for LNG, oil, gas, and coal projects

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Technology and the digital economy

Green's promise

Introduce a tax on US tech monopolies operating in Canada and reinvest the revenue into Canadian-owned tech, broadband expansion, and independent journalism

Trump's tariffs

Green's promises

Create national strategic reserves of Canadian resources to protect against US trade disruptions, stabilise domestic markets, and strengthen Canadian sovereignty

"Establish national strategic reserves of Canadian resources to protect against U.S. trade disruptions, stabilize domestic markets, and strengthen Canadian sovereignty.

» Stockpile essential raw materials to ensure stable supply and prevent price spikes during shortages.

» Ensure reserves are managed on a cost-recovery basis."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Apply export taxes on key resources that the US relies on

"Apply export taxes on key Canadian resources that the U.S. relies on— such as oil, gas, uranium, aluminum, potash, and natural gas. This would make it more expensive for U.S. industries to source these materials, discouraging tariffs on Canadian goods while generating revenue to invest in domestic industries." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Coordinate economic responses with Mexico and other key partners, creating joint countermeasures to US tariffs

Cancel government contracts with US companies tied to Trump's corporate allies

"Cancel government contracts with U.S. companies tied to Trump’s corporate allies, redirecting public funds to Canadian businesses and ethical international partners." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Lower the threshold for government review of US and foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies

"Strengthen protections against foreign takeovers by lowering the threshold for government review of U.S. and foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies. This will prevent American investors from buying up struggling Canadian industries at bargain prices and ensure critical sectors remain under Canadian control." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Ensure all CPP pension funds are invested in Canada with priority on industry, clean energy, public infrastructure, and long-term economic resilience; and increased transparency and accountability

"Reform the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act to ensure all pension funds are invested in Canada, supporting Canadian workers, communities, and infrastructure. The current CCPIBA requires pension funds to be invested solely based on return on investment (ROI).

» Prioritize investments in Canadian industries, clean energy, public infrastructure, and long-term economic resilience rather than speculative market activities.

» Increase transparency and accountability in how CPP funds are managed, ensuring investments align with Canada’s economic and social priorities."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Introduce a tax on US tech monopolies operating in Canada and reinvest the revenue into Canadian-owned tech, broadband expansion, and independent journalism

Introduce targeted taxes on US oil and gas corporations operating in Canada

"Introduce targeted taxes on U.S. oil and gas corporations operating in Canada to ensure they contribute fairly to our economy. This measure would prevent American fossil fuel companies from profiting off Canadian resources while their government imposes tariffs on Canadian exports." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Prioritise domestic procurement and consumer spending on Canadian-made goods

"Implement “Buy Canadian” policies. Prioritize domestic procurement and consumer spending on Canadian-made goods, ensuring federal and provincial governments lead by example." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Invest in domestic food, energy, and manufacturing supply chains to insulate Canadians from global price shocks

"Support local and regional value chains. Invest in domestic food, energy, and manufacturing supply chains to build economic resilience and insulate Canadian households from global price shocks." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Upskilling

Green's promises

Expand labour market training investments by making the top-up to workforce development agreements permanent

Ensure employment programmes cover secondary school completion; adult literacy and numeracy training; English/French language instruction; and union and community-led workforce development

"Expand access to training for all workers, ensuring employment programs cover:

» Secondary school completion and upgrading.

» Adult literacy and numeracy training.

» English/French language instruction.

» Union and community-led workforce development."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Provide income support for workers seeking training

"Provide income support for workers seeking training, eliminating financial barriers to career shifts." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Minority Rights, Fair Government, & Democracy

Public service

Green's promise

Mandate living wages for all federally-funded jobs, including contractors and subcontractors

Tax fairness

Green's promises

Increase the corporate tax rate from 14% to 21% for businesses with profits over $100M

"Increase the corporate tax rate from 14% to 21% for businesses with profits over $100 million ($44 billion in revenue)." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Introduce a permanent 15% Excess Profit Tax on large corporations, including banks, grocery chains, and fossil fuel companies

"Introduce a permanent Windfall Tax (Excess Profit Tax) on large corporations, including banks, grocery chains and fossil fuel companies, to prevent profiteering at the expense of Canadians. This tax will apply at a rate of 15% on profits exceeding 120% of a company’s average profits over the previous four years, ensuring that large corporations contribute fairly when they generate excessive gains." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Implement a 0.35% Financial transaction Tax on trades involving stocks, bonds, derivatives, and currencies, to curb speculation

"Implement a 0.35% Financial Transactions Tax (Tobin Tax) on trades involving stocks, bonds, derivatives, and currencies. This measure will help curb speculative trading practices that destabilize markets and generate significant revenue for social, economic, and environmental programs."

Apply a corporate tax on transnational e-commerce companies operating in Canada

Implement a progressive wealth tax on net wealth above $10M

"Implement a progressive wealth tax on net wealth above $10 million. The tax would apply at a rate of 1% on net wealth over $10 million, 2% on net wealth over $50 million, and 3% on net wealth over $100 million. This policy would impact only .5% of Canadian households." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Apply a net wealth-based exit tax of 35% on assets over $10M for individuals renouncing Canadian tax residency

"Strengthen Canada’s exit tax to prevent the ultra-wealthy from avoiding taxes by moving assets abroad. We will apply a net wealth-based exit tax of 35% on assets over $10 million for individuals renouncing Canadian tax residency, ensuring those who have benefited the most from Canada’s economy must contribute significantly before leaving. Loopholes that allow tax avoidance through corporate structures and exempt assets will also be closed." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Apply a progressive tax only to profits over $10M, and limit the ability to deduct past investment losses to a maximum of 10 years

"Ensure fair taxation of extreme capital gains by applying a progressive tax only to profits over $10 million. To prevent wealthy investors from avoiding taxes indefinitely, we will also limit the ability to deduct past investment losses to a maximum of 10 years." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Revise the Select Luxury Items Tax to remove loopholes, increase tax rates on private jets and super-yachts, and exempt Canadian-made vessels

"Revise Canada’s Select Luxury Items Tax Act to eliminate the “lesser of” rule and apply a flat luxury tax rate (e.g., 10% or higher on the full purchase price).

» Increase the tax rates for extreme wealth purchases (e.g., higher rates for private jets and superyachts.)

» Close corporate loopholes that allow businesses to buy these assets to avoid the Select Luxury Items Tax.

» Exempt Canadian-made commercial and recreational vessels from the Select Luxury Items Tax, to support small manufacturers and coastal industries."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Work with international partners to implement a global minimum corporate tax and combat tax evasion

End tax agreements with known tax havens

Close stock options and capital gains tax loopholes

"Close stock options and capital gains tax loopholes, which primarily benefit wealthy executives." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Tax hidden funds and require proof of foreign business operations

"End off shore tax evasion by taxing hidden funds and requiring proof of foreign business operations." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Focus the CRA on identifying hidden wealth and recovering tax revenue lost in offshore tax havens, rather than auditing low-income Canadians

Eliminate the 50% corporate meals and entertainment expense deduction

Review and phase out corporate subsidies that don't deliver proven economic, environmental, or social benefits

"Review and phase out corporate subsidies that fail to deliver proven economic, environmental, or social benefits, with priority given to eliminating subsidies that:

» Distort markets without improving public well-being.

» Contribute to corporate concentration of key industries.

» Benefit large corporations disproportionately over small businesses and workers.

» Are provided to corporations with majority foreign ownership, particularly U.S.-based firms, undermining Canadian economic sovereignty.

» Fail to pass a cost-benefit analysis."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Mandate full public reporting on corporate tax benefits, grants, and loans

"Increase transparency on business subsidies by mandating full public reporting on corporate tax benefits, grants, and loans — including which corporations receive them and their economic impact." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Create an independent Federal Tax Commission to continuously review tax fairness

Women and gender equality

Green's promise

Increase funding for the Pay Equity Commission to enforce federal pay equity laws

"Fully implement and enforce federal pay equity laws, ensuring equal pay for work of equal value. The Pay Equity Commission remains underfunded and requires a budget increase." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Post-Secondary Education & Jobs Training

Upskilling

Green's promises

Expand labour market training investments by making the top-up to workforce development agreements permanent

Ensure employment programmes cover secondary school completion; adult literacy and numeracy training; English/French language instruction; and union and community-led workforce development

"Expand access to training for all workers, ensuring employment programs cover:

» Secondary school completion and upgrading.

» Adult literacy and numeracy training.

» English/French language instruction.

» Union and community-led workforce development."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Provide income support for workers seeking training

"Provide income support for workers seeking training, eliminating financial barriers to career shifts." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States

Trump's tariffs

Green's promises

Create national strategic reserves of Canadian resources to protect against US trade disruptions, stabilise domestic markets, and strengthen Canadian sovereignty

"Establish national strategic reserves of Canadian resources to protect against U.S. trade disruptions, stabilize domestic markets, and strengthen Canadian sovereignty.

» Stockpile essential raw materials to ensure stable supply and prevent price spikes during shortages.

» Ensure reserves are managed on a cost-recovery basis."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Ban the export of unprocessed resources, so that resources are refined, processed, and value-added here before export

Apply export taxes on key resources that the US relies on

Coordinate economic responses with Mexico and other key partners, creating joint countermeasures to US tariffs

Cancel government contracts with US companies tied to Trump's corporate allies

Lower the threshold for government review of US and foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies

Ensure all CPP pension funds are invested in Canada with priority on industry, clean energy, public infrastructure, and long-term economic resilience; and increased transparency and accountability

» Prioritize investments in Canadian industries, clean energy, public infrastructure, and long-term economic resilience rather than speculative market activities.

» Increase transparency and accountability in how CPP funds are managed, ensuring investments align with Canada’s economic and social priorities."

— Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Introduce a tax on US tech monopolies operating in Canada and reinvest the revenue into Canadian-owned tech, broadband expansion, and independent journalism

Introduce targeted taxes on US oil and gas corporations operating in Canada

Prioritise domestic procurement and consumer spending on Canadian-made goods

Invest in domestic food, energy, and manufacturing supply chains to insulate Canadians from global price shocks

Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure

Infrastructure investment

Green's promises

Ensure federal infrastructure projects use Canadian resources first

Invest in east-west Canadian trade infrastructure, like railroads, roads, and energy transmission lines

Biography

submitted by the candidate or their team

Evelyn Tanaka (she/her) is a second generation Canadian and environmental activist born and raised in Treaty 7 Mohkinstsis (Calgary, Alberta).

As a child, Evelyn wanted to be just like Jane Goodall because of her fascination with the biodiversity of the African savannah. Her love of nature translated into a BSc in Ecology (2003) and an MA in Anthropology/Primatology (2006) from the University of Calgary. She has also spent extended periods of time in five African countries – Madagascar, Kenya, Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

Evelyn is a leader in the environmental sector and has secured over $17 million in federal funding to build Canada’s environmental workforce. She managed projects that helped natural resources workers and laid off auto workers transition into green jobs. She also supported newcomers to Canada with their job search process to find relevant work experience in the environmental sector. Evelyn also previously worked in the renewable energy sector with rural communities all over Alberta.

Evelyn was inspired by Elizabeth May to step up and represent the federal Greens in the 2019 election. Her campaign slogan in 2019 was “Planting Seeds in Shepard”. She gave native wildflower seed and organic sunflower seed packages to residents in her riding so that she could incorporate Green values into her campaign and “do politics differently”. She has represented the Green Party of Canada in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections and the Green Party of Alberta in the 2023 provincial election.

Evelyn lives in Calgary in an eco-friendly solar-powered house with her husband, their two sons, and dog Molly.

Reason for running

submitted by the candidate or their team

Calgary McKnight needs a Member of Parliament that understands the diverse needs of people and workers in this riding and has experience with creating programs and job opportunities in growing sectors such as green jobs and the environmental sector.

American tariffs will create massive challenges for Calgarians and all Canadians. As Canadians we have an opportunity to implement local and green solutions that help bring home value-added industry, good paying jobs, long-term job security, and innovative opportunities for our citizens. It is time to elect MPs who are not afraid to deal with the tough challenges that lie ahead and who can think outside of the box to solve the biggest interconnected issues of today - climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, poverty, and war.

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