@She is running as the only member of the 2S/LGBTiQ community in Fredericton for the Communist Party of Canada. For too long NB has been ignored by the federal government, and is now among the poorest parts of this country. The people of Fredericton deserve a representative who won't leave them behind!
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June Patterson
Candidat Communiste pour Fredericton
Affordability & Childcare
Banking
Promesse de June Patterson
Nationalise the banking sector.
Cell & Internet Bills
Promesse de June Patterson
Nationalise the telecommunications sector. Rebuild publicly owned provincial telecoms authorities such as SaskTel and provide cell and internet service to the people at
-cost.
Childcare
Promesse de June Patterson
Establish a universally accessible, free and quality public childcare system with Canada-wide standards.
Raise the wages of childcare workers, and make Early Childhood Education qualifications mandatory.
Employment Insurance
Promesse de June Patterson
Make Employment Insurance non-contributory and expand it to include all workers including part-time workers and first-time job seekers – for the full duration of unemployment, at 90% of previous earnings (or the average wage).
GST
Promesse de June Patterson
Abolish the regressive HST, GST and provincial sales taxes.
Guaranteed Livable Income
Promesse de June Patterson
Introduce a Guaranteed Annual Livable Income to replace subsistence-level provincial welfare programs, securing health and dignity for those unable to work.
Living in the North
Promesse de June Patterson
Nationalize Air Canada, Bombardier, and CN Rail to develop a publicly owned transportation system with the goal of delivering affordable and environmentally sustainable transportation of people and goods across Canada, including to remote and northern communities.
Set price controls on food staples for Northern and Indigenous communities.
Minimum Wage
Promesse de June Patterson
Raise the minimum wage to $23/hour across Canada.
Ban ‘two-tier wages’ for new hires, and unpaid internships.
Provide agricultural workers with the same labour rights, standards, and minimum wages as industrial workers.
People with Disabilities
Promesse de June Patterson
Introduce a Guaranteed Annual Livable Income to raise living standards and combat poverty especially among persons with disabilities.
Close the wage gap – legislate pay and employment equity for disabled people.
Guarantee the rights of people with disabilities for equal access to social, medical and educational facilities and services.
Health & Healthcare
Access to Abortion
Promesse de June Patterson
Enforce the Canada Health Act and provide abortion services free of charge at public hospitals. Provide public funds to reopen Clinic 554.
Dental Care
Promesse de June Patterson
Expand Medicare to include dental care.
Healthcare Access
Promesse de June Patterson
Fund the construction/reopening of new hospitals and clinics in underserved communities across Canada.
Pharmacare
Promesse de June Patterson
Expand Medicare to cover ALL prescription drugs free of cost. Nationalise the pharmaceutical industry and Connaught Labs to develop and manufacture pharmaceuticals and vaccines locally and without interference from profiteers.
Human Rights & Equality
The Blood Ban
Promesse de June Patterson
End the discriminatory blood bank immediately.
International Relations
China
Promesse de June Patterson
Oppose the US-led New Cold War against China.
Work to normalise relations with China.
Oppose US interference in China's domestic affairs.
Speak out against the latest wave of extremely divisive hatred directed against China and people of Chinese backgrounds.
Release Meng Wanzhou.
Oppose efforts to boycott, relocate or cancel the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
India
Promesse de June Patterson
Condemn the Modi regime's abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution, and call on the government to withdraw its security forces and end the lockdown in Jammu and Kashmir.
End Canada's inaction and complicity in the anti-democratic and reactionary attacks on the people of India by the BJP/RSS government.
Iran
Promesse de June Patterson
Oppose US war preparations against Iran.
Call for an end to US sanctions against Iran.
Ukraine
Promesse de June Patterson
Oppose Ukraine's integration into NATO.
End state support for organisations, publications and monuments commemorating Ukrainian fascists and other WWII Nazi collaborators.
Syria
Promesse de June Patterson
Support a peaceful political resolution in Syria. Condemn US and NATO meddling in the internal affairs of Syria. Restore full diplomatic recognition to the legitimate government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
Cuba
Promesse de June Patterson
Condemn the inhuman US blockade on Cuba.
Restore full consular services at the Canadian embassy in Havana.
Restore Canada's independent foreign policy on Cuba.
Enjeux divers
Financial Advice & Institutions
Promesse de June Patterson
Nationalise the banking sector.
Introduce postal banking at Canada Post.
Put workers’ wages and pensions at the top of the creditors’ list in bankruptcies.
Biographie
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June Patterson is a trans woman and a grocery store worker from Fredericton, New Brunswick. She has been active in movements for tenants’ rights, environmental justice, peace and decolonization, and building power for her fellow essential workers.
She is running as the only member of the 2S/LGBTiQ community in Fredericton for the Communist Party of Canada. For too long NB has been ignored by the federal government, and is now among the poorest parts of this country. The people of Fredericton deserve a representative who won't leave them behind!
June Patterson est une femme transgenre et travaille dans une épicerie à Fredericton, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Elle a été active dans les mouvements pour les droits des locataires, la justice environnementale, la paix et la décolonisation, et le renforcement du pouvoir de ses collègues travailleurs essentiels. Elle se présente comme le seul membre de la communauté 2S/LGBTiQ de Fredericton pour le Parti communiste du Canada parce que les travailleurs méritent un représentant qui ne les laissera pas tomber.
Raison de la candidature
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It's become clear that no other party in Canada is willing to do what's needed to save our planet from environmental catastrophe. Capitalism, a system based on endless growth, is incompatible with sustainability. Corporate power must be confronted if we are to save our world!
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