• Natural resources are given by God for the benefit of mankind.
• Resources—especially non-renewable resources—must be harvested or extracted in a responsible manner, with a view to future generations.
• Raw resources (timber, oil, minerals, etc.) should be processed in Canada in order to maximize their value to Canadians.
• A nation that cannot feed itself cannot survive; there is no more important task than raising food.
• The CHP supports the institution of the family farm.
• The CHP would protect access to locally-grown food.
• The CHP encourages research into regenerative farming.

Farmland

Canadian Farmland should be treated as a valuable but private resource that is held in trust for future generations. It is imperative that we maintain the health of our farmland and that our farmland remain under the ownership of Canadians. Our agricultural policies must lead to local and national self-sufficiency in food production.

Similarly, in the interests of preserving our land for future Canadians, land, other than one's principal residence, place of business, or a parcel of land for recreational purposes, should not be owned by other than a Canadian citizen or a corporation whose majority ownership is Canadian. CHP would immediately halt the foreign purchase of homes and land.

Equally detrimental to our environment / resources is foreign ownership of food production and extraction of our natural resources. Canada is a sovereign country and not up for sale. We will protect our sovereignty over all thing pertaining to our country.

CHP Canada would seek to protect Canadian farmland from chemical pollution, pest infestations, and destructive soil management practices.

Forests and Fish

There must be adequate federal-provincial/territorial cooperation to further develop and protect our forests from uncontrolled forest fires. Research must be done to improve water retention, biodiversity, natural and non-chemical control of invasive pests and adequate reforestation.

Provinces should be encouraged to promote the production of value-added forestry products in Canada and to limit the offshore sale of raw, unprocessed timber.

Cooperation of all levels of government is needed to preserve and enhance all fish stocks. Our lakes, rivers and oceans are subject to agricultural runoff, and the effects of mining, hydro and forestry. Adequate protection of the habitat (e.g. controls on forest pesticide applications, thermal and chemical pollution, municipal waste and sewage disposal, reforestation, etc.) must be maintained to ensure sustainable yields of natural fish stocks.

Protection of our Fisheries must also be sufficient to provide maximum catches for Canadians and protect our territorial waters from foreign fishing. This may involve more aggressive deployment of our Coast Guard to protect fish stocks in our territorial waters.

Oil and Gas

Canada has been blessed with abundant oil and natural gas. While much propaganda has been directed against “fossil fuels” by the anti-carbon lobby, those who actually follow the science see huge opportunities for Canada through the responsible extraction, transportation, processing and sale of these products. Right now, our Eastern provinces are purchasing “conflict oil” from the Middle East when they could be using Canadian oil and gas from our Prairie provinces.

Canada MUST find ways of transporting our energy products from the West to the East through an energy corridor for both pipelines and power transmission lines. The CHP would work with the provinces to remove trade barriers and to enable the construction of more and better pipelines.

CHP Canada would work with resource companies to encourage processing Canadian products in Canada thus creating employment, reducing costs, and providing finished products to export. The raw bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands should be upgraded to synthetic oil in Alberta and processed into finished petroleum products in Canadian refineries before it is sold overseas or in the US.

CHP Canada would protect all of our natural resources by first keeping them under the ownership and control of Canada. As a country, we must protect our country from foreign ownership or control of our resources.

Mining

• The extraction of minerals, precious metals and energy resources is a legitimate and vital industry, beneficial to Canada’s economy and essential for the provision of materials for manufacturing.
• Of course, care must be taken to protect the environment and to make efficient use of non-renewable resources.
• The use of coal as an energy source should be re-evaluated in the light of new technology. Coal can again become a useful part of our mining and energy network of industries with the use of updated technology.

 

Updated: March 28, 2025