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Kevin Pielak

CHP BC candidate for Surrey-Guildford

Misc. topics

Affordable Housing

CHP BC's promise

Reduce housing prices by banning foreign purchases

Extravagant incomes of some foreign buyers has allowed the housing market to skyrocket. Purchases of homes and land should be restricted to Canadian residents and in some cases to BC residents. Reduce taxes and fees connected with building and/or purchasing a home. These fees account for almost 37% of the cost in the lower mainland.

Budget and Taxes

CHP BC's promise

Stop borrowing money to run government

BC must get back to truly balanced budgets, including both operational and capital expenses. We would pay off existing debt like a mortgage and introduce mandatory balanced budgets. NO Carbon Tax! The carbon tax is a waste of taxpayers money and does nothing for the environment.

Childcare

CHP BC's promise

Help parents care for their children

Parents are the best childcare possible. Our federal policy would provide $1000 / mo to families where one parent provides consistent childcare in the home instead of having both parents working out. Not always possible but that is ideal. This also creates additional jobs because one less person is in the workplace. The benefit to children cannot be measured and will save immeasurable dollars in the future .

Children in Care

CHP BC's promises

Look after BC's seniors

We need to honour the seniors who made this country and help them in their golden years. As much as possible, we should help them stay in their own homes, utilizing family care workers and volunteers where we can. In end-of-life situations, we should provide compassionate palliative care (comfort care) NOT euthanasia.

Family care for children

Review the current practices. Too many children are being taken from their own homes. We need to try to help parents heal their relationships and hold them accountable for consistent and adequate care for their children, helping them when needed. But we should try to avoid imposing a state-run one-size-fits-all approach to childcare.

Education

CHP BC's promise

Give Parents and students more educational choice

Distribute funds now allocated per student through a voucher system so that parents may choose the school best suited to their child's needs and family values. This would allow more families to choose the best for their children and encourage the public schools to compete on academics and moral standards. Eliminate the excessive focus on sexuality now permeating the public school system and focus on academics.

Environment and Natural Resources

CHP BC's promise

Protect the environment while creating jobs

We would eliminate raw sewage discharge into the ocean. We would re-introduce Weather Modification legislation to prevent the discharge of toxic chemicals and particulates into BC skies. We would restrict pesticide and herbicide use and insist on labelling of GMO seeds and products. We would encourage more horse-logging, selective logging and manual brush control.

Fentanyl Crisis

CHP BC's promise

Stop funding injection sites

Crack down on pushers of opioids, fentanyl, etc. Re-open mental health institutions for those who cannot break the cycle of drug addiction. Stop enabling further dependancies.

Health care

CHP BC's promise

Speedier delivery of essential health services

Allow more private care options, publicly funded. Fast-track certification of foreign-trained doctors. Make more efficient use of specialised equipment (ie. night shifts for diagnostic equipment when needed). Divert funds from abortion and gender re-assignment surgery to adoption, maternal care, palliative care, mental health.

Homelessness

CHP BC's promise

Make homelessness rare

This is a many-faceted problem. There are issues from broken homes, drug addictions, mental health and just plain hard luck. Some lack job skills or communication skills. Some have formed habits and prefer tent cities to the rules and disciplines in more formal shelters. Again, we should be addressing mental health issues, providing suitable safe shelters and helping people get on their feet.

Human Rights and Equality

CHP BC's promise

We support human rights

The first human right is the right to life, including human persons not yet born and those nearing the end of natural life. Without life no other rights matter. We also support freedom of speech. Without free speech, no rights can be defended. We do not support special rights for any particular group, either by race, religion, gender or lifestyle. All citizens must be equally protected.

Oil and Gas Industry

CHP BC's promise

Build oil and gas infrastructure slowly

We recognize the benefit to Alberta, Canada, BC nd the world of responsible resource development, including the oilsands. But Alberta should build an upgrader to convert raw bitumen into synthetic oil before sending it into BC. BC should build adequate refinery capacity on the BC coast so that we export finished petroleum products and keep maximum jobs and revenue in Canada. We support the Kinder Morgan expansion but it should be based on upgrading in Alberta.

Political Party Fundraising

CHP BC's promise

Eliminate corporate and union donations to parties

Follow federal guidelines to restrict political donations to individual BC residents. No party subsidies. Retain tax credits for donors.

Post-Secondary Education

Seniors

CHP BC's promise

Look after BC's seniors

We need to honour the seniors who made this country and help them in their golden years. As much as possible, we should help them stay in their own homes, utilizing family care workers and volunteers where we can. In end-of-life situations, we should provide compassionate palliative care (comfort care) NOT euthanasia.

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