David's law practice employs approximately half-a-dozen employees full time. David believes strongly in the inherent value of the individual and of the family unit. As such, David believes that government’s primary responsibility is to secure rights for individuals. David is an avid proponent of free speech within the market-place of ideas.
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David Anber
PPC candidate for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
Climate Change & the Environment
Effects of Climate Change
David Anber's promise
: Climate change alarmism is based on flawed models that have consistently failed at correctly predicting the future. None of the cataclysmic predictions that have been made about the climate since the 1970s have come true. No new ice age. No steady warming in direct relations with increases in CO2 levels. No disappearance of polar ice caps. No widespread crop failure and famine. In fact, CO2 is beneficial for agriculture and there has recently been a measurable ‘greening’ of the world in part thanks to higher levels.
A People’s Party government will:
• Withdraw from the Paris Accord and abandon unrealistic greenhouse gas emission reducgtion targets.
• Stop sending billions of dollars to developing countries to help them reduce their emissions.
• Abolish the Liberal government’s carbon tax and leave it to provincial governments to adopt programs to reduce emissions if they want to.
• Abolish subsidies for green technology and let private players develop profitable and efficient alternatives.
• Invest in adaptation strategies if problems arise as a result of any natural climate change.
• Prioritize implementing practical solutions to make Canada’s air, water and soil cleaner, including bringing clean drinking water to remote First Nations communities.
Health & Healthcare
COVID Vaccination
David Anber's promise
A People’s Party government will:
• Promote a rational and scientifically based approach to the pandemic that focuses on the protection of the most vulnerable, guarantees the freedom of Canadians to make decisions based on informed consent, and rejects coercion and discrimination.
• Repeal vaccine mandates and regular testing for federal civil servants and workers in federally regulated industries.
• Repeal vaccine passports for travelers.
• Oppose vaccine mandates, vaccine passports, and other authoritarian measures imposed by provincial governments, and support individuals and groups that challenge such measures in court.
• Support medical research and development of therapies to treat covid-19 and other viral diseases.
Health Funding
David Anber's promise
Canada’s public health care system has the dubious distinction of having the worst wait times of any developed country. The fundamental problem is that we are the only country where the government has a monopoly on medically required care. All other OECD countries have mixed private-public systems and (with the exception of the United States) universal systems that guarantee citizens equal access. Patients in these countries can be treated in public or private hospitals, with the government or their private insurance paying for the treatment. Wait times are non-existent or very short, and nobody is denied care because of low income.
A People’s Party government will:
• Replace the Canada Health Transfer cash payments with a permanent transfer of tax points of equivalent value to the provinces and territories, to give them a stable source of revenue. Ottawa will give up its Goods and Services Tax (GSGT), and let provincial and territorial governments occupy this fiscal room. In 2021-22, the GSGT is expected to bring in $41 billion in revenues, almost the same amount currently transferred by Ottawa.
• Establish a temporary program to compensate poorer provinces whose revenues from the tax will be lower than the transfer payments they used to receive.
• Create the conditions for provincial and territorial governments to innovate. They will be fully responsible for health care funding and management, and fully accountable to their citizens for the results while Ottawa will respect the Constitution and stop meddling.
Review of COVID Response
David Anber's promise
The unprecedented government response to the covid-19 pandemic has had massively negative repercussions on Canadians’ physical and mental health, economic well-being, as well as their rights and freedoms. Governments are imposing increasingly authoritarian measures on the population, including vaccine passports. Both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated can get infected and transmit the virus, which negates the rationale for segregation and vaccine passports. Section 1 of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms, states that reasonable limits to our rights and freedoms can only be imposed if it has been demonstrated that they are justified in a free and democratic society. Such a demonstration has not been made for covid restrictions.
Housing & Homelessness
Housing Supply
David Anber's promise
About 40% of immigrants to Canada end of settling in two cities – Toronto and Vancouver. Mass immigration is one of the main reasons for the constantly high level of demand for housing and the exorbitant prices in these cities. Trudeau’s inflationary monetary policy – the Bank of Canada printing too much money to cover huge government deficits – adds to the overheated conditions in the housing market.
A People’s Party government will:
• Substantially reduce immigration quotas, down from about 400,000 per year planned by the Liberal government to 100,000-150,000 per year. This will help reduce the demand for housing and cool markets in cities where most immigrants settle.
• Modify the Bank of Canada’s inflation target from 2% to 0%. This will cool down inflation in all sectors, including housing.
• Stop funding social housing, which unfairly competes with private developers and has historically been a financial, social, and urban planning disaster in every city where it has become widespread.
• Privatize or dismantle the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This mammoth government agency fuels the housing crisis by encouraging Canadians to buy houses they can’t afford, and accumulate massive amounts of debt.
• Work with provinces to curb speculation and money laundering by foreign non-resident buyers in Canada’s land and housing markets.
Immigration & Refugees
Immigration Process
David Anber's promise
The primary aim of Canada’s immigration policy should be to economically benefit Canadians and Canada as a whole. It should not be used to forcible change the cultural character and social fabric of our country. And it should not put excessive financial burdens on the shoulders of Canadians in the pursuit of humanitarian goals. Currently, only 26% of all the immigrants and refugees who come to Canada every year are directly chosen because they have the right qualifications and work experience to fulfill our economic needs. The rest are dependents (spouses and children), who come through the family reunification program, or as refugees. Mass immigration inflates housing prices. More than 41% of all immigrants to Canada settle in and around Toronto and Vancouver – cities which have some of the least affordable housing among big cities in the world.
A People’s Party government will:
• Substantially lower the total number of immigrants and refugees Canada accepts every year, from 350,000 to between 100,000 and 150,000, depending on economic and other circumstances.
• Reform the immigration point system and the related programs to accept a larger proportion of economic immigrants with the right skills.
• Accept fewer resettled refugees (see Refugees policy) and limit the number of immigrants accepted under the family reunification program, including abolishing the program for parents and grand-parents.
• Limit the number of temporary foreign workers and make sure that they fulfil temporary positions and do not compete unfairly with Canadian workers.
• Change the law to make birth tourism illegal.
• Ensure that every candidate for immigration undergoes a face-to-face interview and answers a series of specific questions to assess the extent to which they align with Canadian values and societal norms (see Canadian Identity policy).
• Increase resources for CSIS, the RCMP, and Canadian Immigration and Citizenship to do interviews and thorough background checks on all classes of immigrants.
Refugees
David Anber's promise
The Liberal government is deliberately attempting to erase our borders. Moreover, in 2018, Canada welcomed more resettled refugees than any other Western country; more than the United States, a country with ten times our population, and as many as all of the European Union. Since early 2017, more than 45,000 migrants have illegally entered Canada, avoiding official border checkpoints where they would be turned away and told to file refugee claims in the United States. The total annual cost for federal agencies to process these claims was expected to reach $396 million in 2019-2020. That figure did not include expenses incurred by the provinces, territories or municipalities, which pick up costs related to social services. The moral obligation of Canada’s government is to first help those in need among our own population, and then to give priority to real refugees.
A People’s Party government will:
• Accept fewer resettled refugees (see also Immigration policy).
• Take every measure necessary, in partnership with our American neighbours, to stop the flow of illegal migrants at the US-Canadian border.
• Declare the whole border an official port of entry for the purposes of refugee claims to send back to the US anyone trying to enter Canada illegally.
• Fence off the areas where illegal border jumping is prevalent, such as Roxham Road in Quebec.
• Rely on private sponsorships instead of having the government pay for all the costs of resettling refugees in Canada.
• Stop our reliance on the United Nations for refugee selection.
• Give priority to refugees belonging to persecuted groups who have nowhere to go in neighbouring countries. For example: Christian, Yazidis, and members of other minority religions in majority Muslim countries; members of the Ahmadi community, and other Muslims in these countries who are persecuted because they reject political Islam and adhere to Western values; and members of sexual minorities.
• Take Canada out of the UN’s Global Compact for Migration.
Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation
Self-Determination
David Anber's promise
Some Indigenous and Inuit communities are prosperous and others much poorer than the Canadian average. Many suffer from acute social problems including crime, domestic violence, substance abuse, and suicide. Many don’t have basic services that we take for granted such as access to clean water. There are other major issues to address regarding treaty negotiations, housing, property rights on reserves, etc.
A People’s Party government will:
• Ensure all interactions with Indigenous and Inuit communities are grounded in our four founding principles of: respect; freedom; fairness; and responsibility.
• Explore options to replace the paternalistic Indian Act, which keeps Indigenous and Inuit peoples in a state of dependency, and allows the federal government to control most aspects of their lives, with a new legal framework that guarantees equal rights and responsibilities and promotes the self-reliance of communities.
• Respect our Constitutions and treaties by reaffirming the federal government’s power to approve natural resources and infrastructure projects, after adequate consultations with affected Indigenous and Inuit groups, and in partnership with them to ensure they may benefit from these economic opportunities.
• Explore further avenues to promote the establishment of individual property rights on reserves so as to empower its residents, and give them increased control over their lives.
• Ensure that Indigenous and Inuit communities take more ownership of the services they receive in partnership with Ottawa and other levels of government.
• Review federal spending to ensure that programs are better targeted to benefit the Indigenous and Inuit populations – in particular the communities that have the greatest needs.
International Relations
International Development
David Anber's promise
There is no persuasive moral or economic efficiency argument for development aid. Countries that remain poor are those where governments are still crushing private initiative. Until they liberalize their economy and free their citizens, no amount of development aid will solve their problems. On the contrary, it creates a cycle of dependency and often helps these authoritarian governments stay in power. Canada needs a common-sense foreign policy focused on the security and prosperity of Canadians, not an ideological approach that compromises our interests.
A People’s Party government will:
• Continue to work closely with our allies to maintain a peaceful international order, but will not get involved in foreign conflicts unless we have a compelling strategic interest in doing so.
• Prioritize relations with our main trading and defence partner (US), and work with US government administration to reinforce our friendship and cooperation.
• Withdraw from all UN commitments, including the Global Compact on Migrations and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, that threaten our sovereignty, and reduce our presence in UN institutions to a minimum.
• Liberalize trade with as many countries as possible, while ensuring our security and protecting our economy from the threat of potentially hostile foreign investors.
• Save billions of dollars by phasing our development aid, and focus Canadian international assistance exclusively on emergency humanitarian action in cases such as health crisis, major conflicts and natural disasters.
Jobs & the Economy
Interprovincial Trade
David Anber's promise
: In order to protect local special interests, provincial governments have adopted all kinds of measures that erect barriers to trade and labour mobility. Interprovincial barriers have the same effect as customs tariffs imposed on imports from other countries. Freeing our economy from these interprovincial trade barriers would help families and businesses. It would also increase competition, raise productivity, and unite our country.
A People’s Party government will:
• Re-assert the authority and leadership of the federal government on internal trade.
• Use section 91(2) of the Constitution, which gives Ottawa exclusive power to regulate matters of international and interprovincial trade, to force provinces to apply the principle of mutual recognition where applicable. This principle means that if a worker, product or service meets regulatory standards in one province, then other provinces will trust that they meet their own standards.
• Appoint a Minister of Internal Trade whose sole responsibility will be to conduct studies, raise public awareness, counteract the influence of special interests that benefit from interprovincial barriers, and put pressure on provincial governments to get rid of them.
Supply Management
David Anber's promise
: Supply management is a government-imposed cartel that keeps the prices of dairy, poultry, and eggs artificially high through the control of production, the banning of imports, price fixing, and the prevention of competition in the market.
A People’s Party government will:
• Create a free, open, and fair system that will save Canadians billions of dollars annually thanks to the lower prices they will pay for these products.
• Phase out the supply management system over a number of years to allow farmers to adapt, and compensate them for the lost value of their quotas.
• Allow Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry farmers to thrive and sell their products internationally.
Taxation
David Anber's promise
More government intervention in the economy is not the answer to our economic challenges. Every time the government takes an additional dollar in taxes, or borrows it, this is a dollar that individuals or businesspeople will not be able to spend or invest.
A People’s Party government will:
• Eliminate all corporate subsidies and other inefficient government interventions (bailouts of failing companies, regional development grants, conditional loans and loan guarantees with an implicit subsidy, tax credits, etc) that unfairly support some companies or business sectors. This will generate savings of between $5 billion and $10 billion per year.
• Gradually reduce over the course of one mandate the corporate income tax rate from its current 15% down to 10%. When completed, this measure will make about $9.5 billion available to businesses, allowing them to increase salaries or invest in productivity improvements (according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s Ready Reckoner website).
• Over the course of one mandate, gradually abolish the personal capital gains tax by decreasing the inclusion rate from the current 50% down to 0%. When completed, this measure will put about $7 billion per year back into the pockets of Canadians.
Public Finance
David Anber's promise
In 2020-2021, the Liberals recorded a $354 billion deficit, and Canada’s net debt surpassed $1 trillion for the first time. The past year’s deficit was entirely funded by money printed by the Bank of Canada, which is fuelling inflation. Instead of paying for the deficit directly with taxes, Canadians are paying it indirectly with higher prices on all goods and services. Debts and deficits are nothing more than deferred taxes on our children and grandchildren.
A People’s Party government will:
• Phase out all covid spending programs and reverse new spending programs announced by the Trudeau government.
• Get rid of the deficit by the end of a first mandate through fiscal prudence and spending cuts, including corporate welfare ($5B-$10B), foreign development aid ($5B), CBC ($1B), equalization payments, and funding for programs which are provincial or municipal responsibilities.
• Stop using our tax system for political ends and make it simpler and fairer. In particular, it will eliminate targeted tax measures that are inefficient and serve no compelling public policy purpose.
• Cut personal income taxes, corporate taxes, and the personal capital gains tax after the deficit has been eliminated, over the course of several budgets, as the fiscal room is found to allow it.
Natural Resources & Extraction
Pipelines
David Anber's promise
The oil and gas industry has been for decades a major source of employment, government revenues, and economic well-being for all of Canada. It should be allowed to grow, export its products, and bring prosperity to our country.
A People’s Party government will:
• Counter anti-oil and anti-pipeline propaganda from radical environmentalists and foreign foundations.
• Repeal Bill C-48.
• Repeal Bill C-49.
• Approve pipelines projects using a streamlined process.
• Find a private buyer for Trans Mountain.
• Re-assert federal jurisdiction over pipelines construction by invoking section 92(10) of our Constitution, whereby Parliament can declare any project to be for the general advantage of Canada.
Misc. topics
Canadian Heritage
David Anber's promise
A nation must be based on a sense of belonging, of participating in a common national project, and sharing the same values. It’s only when these sentiments are widely shared that we can develop the trust and common understanding necessary for our society and institutions to function. Canada is and has always been a diverse country. We have First Nations and Inuit, two official languages, a multiethnic population, and very different regional cultures. Our distinct values are those of a contemporary Western civilization. They include: democracy; individual rights and freedoms, including freedom of religious belief and freedom to criticize religion; equality between men and women; the equal treatment of all citizens regardless of ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation; the rule of law; separation of state and religion; tolerance and pluralism; and loyalty to the wider society instead of to one’s clan or tribe. If we want to keep our country united, and ensure social cohesion, we must
A People’s Party government will:
• Repeal the Multiculturalism Act and eliminate all funding to promote multiculturalism. Emphasize instead the integration of immigrants into Canadian society.
• Substantially lower the total number of immigrants and refugees Canada accept every year, from 350,000 to between 100,000 and 150,000 (see Immigration policy).
• Ensure that every candidate for immigration undergoes a face-to-face interview and answers a series of specific questions to assess the extent to which they align with Canadian values and societal norms (see Immigration policy).
Veterans
David Anber's promise
The Canadian Armed Forces has a proud history and is one of the most capable and respected military forces in the world. Unfortunately, successive Liberal and Conservative governments have starved our military forces of funds, equipment and support, and broken their trust with those who made an exceptional personal commitment to put life and limb at risk in the interests of the nation. The government of Canada has an obligation to honour the nation’s sacred commitment to our military men and women and make sure our veterans receive the support they deserve.
A People’s Party government will:
• Recognize and respect the unique sacrifices of those who serve and have served in Canada’s Armed Forces.
• Enshrine in legislation the country’s obligations to our veterans in a Military Covenant between the government and those who serve in the Armed Forces.
• Reinstate the fair disability pension as previously provided for by the Pension Act. The pension will apply retroactively to 2006 and lump sum payments received since then will be treated as advance payments.
• Instigate a line-by-line review of the New Veterans Charter (including the Enhanced New Veterans Charter Act of 2011), to determine which policies and programs should be retained, simplify the system and make it easier to navigate.
• Re-emphasize the legislative guarantee of the ‘Benefit of doubt’ standard under the Pension Act.
Firearms
David Anber's promise
Canada has over two million law abiding hunters, ranchers, trappers, farmers, target shooters, recreational shooters, and collectors who possess firearms. The existing firearms legislation is arbitrary, does not respect property rights, and targets this highly vetted segment of the population. Peaceful and responsible firearms owners deserve a legal framework that protects their property rights and treats them with fairness and respect. Canada’s firearms legislation must protect society from the criminal misuse of firearms and prioritize the deterrence and punishment of criminals.
A People’s Party government will:
• Replace the Firearms Act and supporting legislation with new legislation that will prioritize effective measures to improve public safety and fight crime in Canada.
• Avoid criminalizing peaceful and responsible gun owners and guarantee their property rights by legalizing simple possession of firearms for certified Canadians, as long as they use their firearms lawfully and don’t commit some other crime that would disqualify them from lawful firearms ownership.
• Require that all firearms categories be based on function, not on looks or arbitrary political whims. This will remove ineffective restrictions which unfairly target sport shooters, but have no deterrent effect t on criminals.
• Repeal Trudeau’s 2020 cabinet decision to ban 1500 types of firearms.
• Mandate that all future changes to firearms regulation be completed through Parliament only. This means that neither the RCMP nor cabinet will be able to move the legal goalposts for legal firearms owners without the approval of Parliament.
Biography
submitted by the candidate or their team
David Anber is a criminal defence lawyer who practices all over Ontario and Quebec.
David's law practice employs approximately half-a-dozen employees full time. David believes strongly in the inherent value of the individual and of the family unit. As such, David believes that government’s primary responsibility is to secure rights for individuals. David is an avid proponent of free speech within the market-place of ideas.
Reason for running
submitted by the candidate or their team
David believes we need to ensure that the rights of all Canadians, as guaranteed in our constitution, are respected.
Canadians have seen an ever increasing creeping authoritarianism by both provincial and federal governments. For example, all of the mainstream federal parties, save for the PPC, are advocating for mandatory vaccines and state censorship. The PPC will promote a rational and scientifically based approach to the pandemic that focuses on the protection of the most vulnerable, guarantees the freedom of Canadians to make decisions based on informed consent, and rejects coercion and discrimination. A vote for David Anber is a vote for: anti-corruption; respect for the constitution; and an adherence to the four guiding principles of the PPC - respect, freedom, fairness, and responsibility.