Canada’s economy affects—and is affected by—many factors. CHP Canada has policies on all of these topics, policies that will give Canadians the best chance of growing our economy and being able to afford food, clothing and shelter for our families.

Some of the most harmful practices currently degrading our economy are:

• Debt and Deficit—Interest on the debt is killing us!
• Size of Government—We can’t afford this army of overpaid bureaucrats!
• Carbon Taxes—Raising the cost of everything!
• Income Taxes—The harder you work, the more they take!
• Business Taxes—Driving manufacturing away!
• Resource Extraction—Sending raw materials overseas? Why not add value here?
• Domestic Manufacturing—Squeezed by red tape and cheap imports!
• Pipelines—More are needed to get our products to markets.
• Highways and Trucking—Interprovincial trade barriers and crumbling infrastructure need to be dealt with.
• Railways—Bringing cheap foreign imports to compete with domestic products. We need cheap and reliable passenger service.
• Labour—High Canadian wages make manufacturing here costly.
• Housing—Foreign purchases have made housing unaffordable.
• Healthcare—Rising costs and the shortage of doctors and nurses are crippling socialized medicine.
• Agriculture—Land prices make farming unaffordable for those starting out.
• Ports—Entry point for drugs and crime. Need better inspection of containers.
• Tariffs—One more cost for businesses and consumers. In a tariff war, everybody loses!

These are just some of the issues Canada is facing. In order to grow our economy, we must address these issues.

Let’s remember! Our economic policies either enrich or impoverish future generations of Canadians as well as today’s citizens.

Successive Canadian governments have borrowed indiscriminately without giving serious thought to the repayment of these loans. This has damaged our economy through the excessive cost of interest, has downgraded our credit rating, and it has saddled future generations with debt from which they will not benefit and about which they will have had no opportunity to vote.

Since the early 20th century, governments have relied upon the Income Tax System (Revenue Canada) to fund the government. These ‘progressive’ taxes have sapped the enthusiasm of working Canadians by removing the incentive to work harder and longer hours. Canadians must begin to feel again the pride that goes with providing for themselves and their families and be allowed to accept responsibility for their financial decisions.

Each CHP economic policy reminds us that we should be able to make decisions that affect our economic future. CHP policies are designed to free us from having to pay corporate welfare for large corporations, political welfare for large political parties, and crushing interest on our national debt, which is basically stealing from future generations.

Let’s have a good look at our economy and CHP policies and solutions.

We have numerous prongs to our economic platform. This list is not exhaustive but it does provide you with the opportunity to see what a CHP economy would look like.

Stewardship

The CHP advocates passing on to succeeding generations a nation in as good condition as what we received from our forebears, or better. Read Stewardship

Free Enterprise

The most efficient engine of economic growth is free enterprise. Each of us using our own gifts and imagination to create employment and build a flourishing economy. Read Free Enterprise

Taxation

CHP Canada's short-term solution would be "Lower, Simpler, Flatter Taxes" (as recommended by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation) and allowing full income-splitting for all married couples (one man-one woman). Read Taxation

Employment

The CHP would put Canada back to work with a nationwide infrastructure stimulus package that would improve our cities, our highways and our transportation and services infrastructure. Read Employment

Canada Pension Plan

Overhaul the broken Canada Pension Plan with a new Personal Income Security Account (PISA). Read Canada Pension Plan

Debt, Deficit and Stimulus

Deficit spending is theft—successive Liberal and Conservatives governments have been stealing money from our children and grandchildren to buy votes. It’s time to take responsibility for our national finances, eliminate our deficit, repay our debt and give future generations the same economic opportunities that we have enjoyed. Read Debt, Deficit and Stimulus

Federal Provincial Relations

Since Confederation, Canadian politics have been a balancing act between the federal core and the provinces, which are closer to the people. Cooperation between all levels of government is essential. Pointing fingers or shuffling responsibilities will only delay and increase the cost of providing the services Canadians need. Read Federal Provincial Relations

Housing Affordability

Canadians dream of enjoying their own home in which they can also raise their families. The reality is that the price of housing has skyrocketed leaving Canadians with little hope of achieving their dream. CHP Canada would set in place safeguards, such as reducing foreign ownership and reining in the massive tax needs to service our debt. We can enjoy a bright future if we take charge of our economy today. Read Housing Affordability

The Arts

The arts in Canada, including CBC, have become overly dependent on government subsidies. Currently the regulatory bodies that oversee support and funding seeming to favour art that promotes the lowest common denominator of decency. Any government funds to the arts must promote good morals and family values. The CBC MUST be defunded or privatized. Read The Arts

 

Updated: April 9, 2025