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Ashley MacDonald

Green candidate for Red Deer

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

Freshwater

Green's promises

Develop a National Water Strategy to ensure long-term protection of freshwater resources in collaboration with Indigenous and provincial governments
Recognise water as a collective resource in federal legislation to prevent privatisation and unsustainable extraction

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

"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

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 promises

Develop a National Industrial Decarbonization Strategy

"Develop a National Industrial Decarbonization Strategy to transition manufacturing, resource processing, and heavy industry away from fossil fuels." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Redirect Natural Resources Canada to support low-carbon industrial development, sustainable resource extraction, and clean tech innovation
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

Ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development supports the transition to a net-zero economy

"Align Canada’s resource policies with the Pan-Canadian Energy Strategy to ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development support the transition to a net-zero economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Invest in a Sudbury-based mining innovation cluster to drive sustainable mining practices and processing
Mandate strong environmental and labour protections all mining developments
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

"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

Ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development supports the transition to a net-zero economy

"Align Canada’s resource policies with the Pan-Canadian Energy Strategy to ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development support the transition to a net-zero economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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

"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

Forestry

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

Develop a National Forest Strategy focused on carbon sequestration, wildfire resilience, and biodiversity restoration
Expand tree nursery infrastructure and invest in sustainable forestry research to accelerate reforestation efforts
Fund Indigenous-led protection of old-growth and boreal forests while supporting sustainable community forestry initiatives
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

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

"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

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

"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

Ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development supports the transition to a net-zero economy

"Align Canada’s resource policies with the Pan-Canadian Energy Strategy to ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development support the transition to a net-zero economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

Invest in a Sudbury-based mining innovation cluster to drive sustainable mining practices and processing
Mandate strong environmental and labour protections all mining developments
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

"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

Ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development supports the transition to a net-zero economy

"Align Canada’s resource policies with the Pan-Canadian Energy Strategy to ensure resource extraction, processing, and industrial development support the transition to a net-zero economy." — Change: Vote For It, retrieved 2025-04-25

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

"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

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

"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

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 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

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

"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

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 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

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

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

"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

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Biography

from their website

Ashley MacDonald (he/him) was born in Alberta and raised all over Canada.

Ashley attended Red Deer College, studying Political Science and History. A former Oil Sands worker who left the industry in 2015, Ashley currently works with Red Deer’s vulnerable population as a Mental Health Worker. Ashley has years of experience working alongside people living with addictions and mental health concerns from his time in Victoria, B.C. working as an Outreach Worker with the city’s unhoused population, where he has seen far too many people die from the opioid crisis and feels it is time we took sensible and evidence-based approaches to countering this epidemic. Ashley sees the Green Party of Canada’s platform as a welcome counter to the Conservatives and Liberals agenda.

Ashley envisions a Canada where everyone’s voice counts and not just on election day. 
A Canada that serves its people and not its corporate elite. We need a Canada with leaders that listen to our voices and our needs and not just those of the lobbyists and blockades. That is why Ashley is running for office with the Green Party of Canada.

Previously, Ashley ran provincially in 2023 for the Green Party of Alberta, coming in 3rd place and in the recent City Council by-election. 

Ashley has previously volunteered with the Green Party of Alberta, serving, until recently, as their president and is Secretary of his local Union Chapter. 

A proud Union member and citizen of this great city, Ashley is dedicated to seeing it, and Canada as a whole reaches its greatest potential.



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