Major Canadian Political Parties

Conservative Party

 * Moderate conservatives
 * Moderate immigration regulation
 * Keynesian economics, limited economic regulation
 * decentralization
 * Federalism and localized government proponents
 * Pro-natural resource development, oil extraction.
 * Tax simplification
 * income tax reduction
 * business tax reductions
 * active foreign policy through diplomacy and support for allies in NATO
 * Publicly funded healthcare
 * Licensed firearm ownership
 * free trade
 * bilingualism
 * assimilationism & multiculturalism
 * support for public transit
 * the right to private property
 * establishment of an elected upper house
 * maintain current military spending

Liberal Party

 * Moderate liberals and socialists
 * Limited immigration regulation; more immigration
 * government more highly involved in economy
 * centralized, federal government.
 * wealth tax
 * full legalization of marijuana
 * environmentalism, limit oil extraction
 * publicly funded healthcare
 * Increase funding on public transit
 * Pro-legally assisted suicide.
 * reduction in firearm ownership
 * free trade
 * multiculturalism
 * Electoral reform
 * active foreign policy through diplomacy, reduce military support for NATO, USA, UK
 * abolition of the upper house

New Democratic Party (NDP)

 * hardline socialists
 * No restrictions on immigration
 * government highly involved in a socialist-style economy
 * centralized government, reducing power of provinces and Canadian federalism
 * Wealth tax
 * raise corporate taxes by 3% while reducing small business taxes.
 * create a national cap and trade system to reduce greenhouse emissions.
 * nationally raising taxes in all tax brackets.
 * Expanding public healthcare.
 * abolition of the upper house
 * drastically reduce military spending

Green Party of Canada

 * socialists and single issue environmentalists
 * reduce payroll and income taxes
 * financial support for family farms
 * bans on GMO wheat and barley
 * legalization of marijuana
 * subsidies directed at alternative energy
 * expansion of public transit
 * federal animal welfare reform
 * significant shift to renewable energy
 * carbon tax
 * taxes on polluters and natural resource extraction
 * scaling back military spending