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Joseph Frasca

Affordability & Housing

Post-secondary costs and loans

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Compel provinces to offer some free college. Take out feds from all education.

Trades

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Improve 2nd and 3rd manufacture industry for more jobs. Promote trades. Improve straight out of high school labor market. No shame.

Climate Change & the Environment

Clean energy

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Ban Wind Energy- I promise to fight against every penny proposed to being spent on wind energy projects.

Wind turbines, a favorite of climate leaders like Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who in 2023 pushed for 2,000 new turbines yearly, come with hidden costs. In the U.S., wind farms kill 1.4 million birds annually—many more than those killed by buildings—due to blade strikes, with species like golden eagles facing population declines of 10% yearly. In Europe, Germany’s 30,000 turbines kill 250,000 bats yearly, disrupting ecosystems. Moreover, turbine blades, made of fiberglass and resin, cannot be recycled; by 2030, the EU will face 50,000 tons of blade waste yearly, often landfilled or incinerated, releasing 100,000 tons of CO₂ over their lifecycle. Leaders who tout wind as “clean” ignore these impacts, revealing a hypocrisy that sacrifices biodiversity and creates new waste crises while claiming environmental virtue.

Climate adaptation

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Environmental Priority - Forest Management: Committing to Optimize Forest Health and Functionality. Unleash Potential

In 2024, our forests, ravaged by neglect and preventable wildfires, emitted more carbon than they sequestered—an unacceptable failure. Achieving carbon neutrality is within reach through effective forest management. Shockingly, not a single cent of the Carbon Tax was allocated to forest management.

Canada’s forests can achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner with practical steps: ban clearcutting for wasteful products like paper straws, wooden utensils, or pellets exported to England; implement strategic logging to create firebreaks; clear deadwood to reduce wildfire risks; and plant native trees to boost carbon storage. Reject carbon taxes and unproven carbon capture technologies in favor of proven, nature-based solutions that restore our forests’ health and functionality.

Conservation

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Invest in Lithium Recycling for a Reusable Economy

Invest heavily in lithium recycling technology to support a reusable economy, as lithium is critical to all tech, including batteries. Develop robust recycling infrastructure to recover and reuse lithium from used batteries, reducing waste and dependence on new mining. Promote innovation in recycling processes to maximize efficiency and sustainability, ensuring Canada leads in ethical, circular green technology production.

Electric vehicles

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Eliminate EV mandates & Invest in Canadian-made mini EVs

Recognize Canada’s vast size and abolish EV mandates, as EVs are impractical for many regions. Invest in Canadian-made mini EVs, license- and insurance-free, with a max speed of 33 km/h, equipped with heating, cooling, windows, locks, and radio. Design them for urban streets and bike lanes to pragmatically address city traffic and idling pollution. More autonomy for person, less cost, safer for all, and small eco-footprint.

Electricity

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More electricity - not wind- not solar

Freshwater

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Dismantling the Indian Act and Empowering Indigenous Water Sovereignty

The Indian Act, a colonial relic, perpetuates systemic inequities and restricts Indigenous self-determination—its abolition is long overdue. In its place, grant Indigenous communities full authority over their water resources to ensure clean, safe water for all. Hold corporate polluters accountable through rigorous legal action, forcing them to fund water infrastructure on First Nations lands, addressing decades of environmental neglect. Eliminate opaque budgets that vanish without impact, replacing them with transparent, community-led funding models. By dismantling the Indian Act, empowering Indigenous water governance, and ensuring polluters pay, Canada can uphold justice, sovereignty, and environmental responsibility.

Green building retrofits

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Promote Retrofit of Low-E Window Films to Slash Energy Loss and Conserve Resources

Pledge to apply low-emissivity (low-E) window films to 1 million Canadian buildings by 2030, cutting energy loss through windows by 20-30% and reducing heating and cooling demands. Unlike costly window replacements that consume sand and emit high embodied carbon, low-E films are affordable, easy to apply, and extend existing window lifespans, conserving sand—a critical, depleting resource used in glass production. This practical retrofit boosts energy efficiency, lowers emissions, and avoids wasteful replacements, delivering genuine sustainability without greenwashing.

Green jobs

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Creating 50,000 Jobs for Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Excellence

Canada’s forests are under threat from neglect and escalating wildfires, with 2024 seeing forests emit more carbon than they sequestered due to preventable fires—an unacceptable setback. To restore forest health and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 or sooner, invest in creating 50,000 well-paying jobs focused on forest management and wildfire prevention expertise. These roles would include strategic logging to create firebreaks, clearing deadwood to reduce fire risks, planting native trees for carbon sequestration, and monitoring forest health to prevent disease and pest outbreaks. Ban clearcutting for wasteful products like paper straws, wooden utensils, or pellets shipped abroad, redirecting resources to sustainable practices. By building a skilled workforce dedicated to forest vitality and fire safety, Canada can protect its ecosystems, boost rural economies, and lead in practical, nature-based climate solutions.

Greenhouse gas emissions

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Reducing Vehicle Reliance and Idling with Mini EVs in Urban Centers

Toronto, ranked North America’s slowest-moving city for cars with an average of 29 minutes to travel 10 km in 2023, exemplifies urban congestion and idling-related pollution. To address this, promote mini electric vehicles (EVs) as a pragmatic urban mobility solution. These Canadian-made, license- and insurance-free mini EVs, with a max speed of 33 km/h and equipped with heating, cooling, windows, locks, and radio, are ideal for navigating city streets and bike lanes. They reduce idling emissions—significant in Toronto, where transportation accounts for 35% of greenhouse gas emissions—by offering an efficient alternative to traditional cars for short urban trips. Unlike gas-powered vehicles, which waste up to half a gallon of fuel per hour idling, mini EVs consume minimal energy when stationary, primarily for accessories like heating. By prioritizing mini EVs in congested urban centers like Toronto, alongside policies to limit unnecessary idling (e.g., Toronto’s Idling Control By-law), Canada can reduce urban emissions, ease traffic, and promote sustainable mobility without undermining the role of four-wheeled transport in non-urban regions.

Marine conservation

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Eliminate all fishing subsidies, ban bottom trawling across Canada’s coastal waters, and restore 10,000 hectares of marine habitats by 2030 to boost biodiversity, create 5,000 jobs, keep seafood price stable.

Canada’s fishing subsidies, costing taxpayers $1 billion annually, often prop up unsustainable practices like bottom trawling, which devastates marine ecosystems by destroying seafloor habitats and depleting fish stocks. Abolish these subsidies to redirect funds to conservation and sustainable fisheries. Ban bottom trawling nationwide to protect vulnerable marine areas, such as the Laurentian Channel, preserving biodiversity and ensuring long-term fish populations critical for Canada’s $7 billion seafood industry. Restore 10,000 hectares of marine habitats, including kelp forests and coral beds, by 2030 to enhance carbon sinks and fish nurseries, creating 5,000 jobs in restoration, monitoring, and eco-friendly aquaculture. By reallocating subsidy funds, these measures avoid new costs, keeping seafood prices stable. Support businesses with grants for low-impact gear and sustainable practices, maintaining profitability without raising consumer prices. This decisive approach halts destructive fishing, restores marine ecosystems, and secures jobs while safeguarding affordable seafood.

Mining and minerals

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Achieve Lithium Self-Sufficiency through Domestic Mining

Leverage Canada’s abundant lithium resources to achieve self-sufficiency, eliminating reliance on exploitative foreign supply chains—no Congo child labor, no enriching China, and no South American water droughts. Prioritize domestic lithium extraction and processing to create Canadian jobs and meet our needs, proving we can go green ethically. Focus on sustainable mining practices to minimize environmental impact while securing a stable, ethical lithium supply for Canada’s tech and energy sectors.

Oil and gas

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Enrich Canadians Through Ethical Resource Development and Defend the Oil and Gas Sector

Ensure Canada’s abundant natural resources, including oil and gas, benefit Canadians by securing fair market returns and creating high-paying jobs, not enriching foreign entities. End attacks on our ethical oil and gas sector, which contributed $45 billion in government revenues in 2022, by streamlining regulations and championing Canada’s low-emission fossil fuels on the global stage. Reject discriminatory policies that threaten the sector’s 181,800 direct jobs and $209 billion GDP contribution in 2023, focusing on proven efficiency improvements like methane reduction instead of unproven carbon capture. This approach guarantees affordable energy, economic prosperity, and pride in our responsibly managed resources.

Pollution

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Make Recycling Great Again: Unify Canada as the Global Leader in Ethical Plastic Recycling with a Jurisdictional Model and Strict Oversight

Pledge to make Canada the world’s ethical plastic recycling leader by 2030, creating 20,000 jobs and generating revenue through a cooperative, jurisdiction-respecting model, supplying Canadian technologies and vetted partners, with heavy oversight to prevent fraud and enforce strict timelines. With only 9% of Canada’s plastic waste recycled, we must end landfilling and shameful exports to places like the Philippines. The federal government will create a model rewarding consumers with 10-20 cents per properly sorted plastic item (e.g., bottles, containers), based on British Columbia’s 88% container recovery success, while provinces implement tailored programs and municipalities execute collection. Feds will use economic levers to compel corporations to fund local recycling infrastructure via tax incentives, respecting provincial and municipal authority to avoid jurisdictional overreach. Promote Canadian innovations—advanced sorting systems and plastic-to-brick technologies for housing—supplying recycled plastics only to approved ethical international partners committed to transparency. Invest in domestic recycling facilities to process plastics locally, cutting emissions and foreign reliance. With rigorous oversight ensuring no fraud and strict timelines met, this all-in-together approach drives ethical revenue, eliminates export shame, and positions Canada as the global standard for sustainable plastic management.

Public transit

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All federally invested in municipal inner-local transit systems, using EV, are now free to ride.

They lose money anyways. Pledge to make all federally funded municipal electric vehicle (EV) transit systems free to ride by 2030, creating 10,000 jobs and ensuring fairness for taxpayers burdened by inequitable social services, while advancing clean energy goals. Too many social services exclude high-contributing taxpayers, particularly middle-class families who fund programs but receive minimal benefits—an unfair imbalance. Free EV transit addresses this by offering universal access to a public good, rewarding all taxpayers, especially those bearing the heaviest fiscal load. Municipal transit often runs at a loss (e.g., Toronto’s TTC 2023 deficit: $366 million), so federal funding for free EV transit ensures a right to clean, equitable mobility. Work with provinces and municipalities to implement fiscally responsible budgets, respecting jurisdictional authority, with strict oversight to prevent fraud. By compelling riders to choose free, green EV transit over gas-powered vehicles, we reduce emissions (transportation: 25% of Canada’s total) and deliver a fair, sustainable benefit to all contributors, setting a global standard for inclusive, clean transit.

Culture, Arts, & Media

CBC/Radio-Canada

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The CBCs radio programming is good. And they can show sports. No more news. Because their news is journalism. More social and propaganda than China and Russia combined

CRTC

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Nope

Francophone culture

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Keep it going. But they can fund it their own ways.

Movies and TV

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Promote Canada as open for media business. Only invest in small scale projects

Museums and galleries

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Make a John A. MacDonald touring museum.

Music and arts

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More nationalism through arts and music

News and journalism

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Defund state media period. Market decides. Fake news can rot in a fake paradise

Sports

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All Canadian sports of all level gender age - Canadian National teams must be broadcasted on TV and antenna live 24.7

No more fake rights buy outs for tv to force you to internet. Rememeber wen CBC sold world cup rights and eh

Health & Healthcare

Addiction and the poisoned drug supply

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End Supply Management- forced treatment

Dental care

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Not really a federal thing but i would not touch the current.

Health data

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Province

Health funding

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First oversee provincial fat cut then talk

Health privatisation

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We already have that.

Health staffing shortages

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Import Cuban and Indian Doctors. Let nurses and Pharmacist enjoy more scope of power

Mental health

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Make the country better and people wont have demoralization and anguish

Pharmaceuticals and pharmacare

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Blanket free

Sexual and reproductive health

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Nothing to see here really. Make prostitutes do STI tests and license

Women's health

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Whatever they need

Indigenous Peoples and Nations

Drinking water in Indigenous communities

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Rights to regulate their resource how they please.

Indigenous access to post-secondary schooling

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Let them create their own school sys

Indigenous businesses and economic opportunity

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Their agency is paramount. DO WHAT BRINGS JOY

Jobs, Businesses, & Labour

Aerospace

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Musk

Agriculture

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0 tariffs. More farmers . more competition

Alcohol

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Lower taxes by 50 percent. No more sin tax in a government that is the biggest most evil sinful entity in the nation.

Employment Insurance

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Fine. Charge Migrant workers double in EI

Fishing and aquaculture

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No quotas.

Forestry

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FOREST MANAGEMENT - NET ZERO easy

Hospitality and tourism

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Compel tourists to come by making things cheap

Inter-provincial business and trade

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Free

International trade

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No supply management open exports. 2ndary and 3iary market manufacturing again.

Investment

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No corporate welfare.

Labour rights

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Cut cheap slave labor for globalist elitists

Manufacturing

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More manufacturing of our resource.

Mining and minerals

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Achieve Lithium Self-Sufficiency through Domestic Mining

Leverage Canada’s abundant lithium resources to achieve self-sufficiency, eliminating reliance on exploitative foreign supply chains—no Congo child labor, no enriching China, and no South American water droughts. Prioritize domestic lithium extraction and processing to create Canadian jobs and meet our needs, proving we can go green ethically. Focus on sustainable mining practices to minimize environmental impact while securing a stable, ethical lithium supply for Canada’s tech and energy sectors.

Oil and gas

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Enrich Canadians Through Ethical Resource Development and Defend the Oil and Gas Sector

Ensure Canada’s abundant natural resources, including oil and gas, benefit Canadians by securing fair market returns and creating high-paying jobs, not enriching foreign entities. End attacks on our ethical oil and gas sector, which contributed $45 billion in government revenues in 2022, by streamlining regulations and championing Canada’s low-emission fossil fuels on the global stage. Reject discriminatory policies that threaten the sector’s 181,800 direct jobs and $209 billion GDP contribution in 2023, focusing on proven efficiency improvements like methane reduction instead of unproven carbon capture. This approach guarantees affordable energy, economic prosperity, and pride in our responsibly managed resources.

Regulations and consumer protection

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BAN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT. NO TARIFFS ON US GOODS.

Shipbuilding

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Sure.

Small businesses

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Promote small business. Attack relentlessly the monopoly men,

Start-ups and innovation

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Theyre fine.

Supply management

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GONE WITH THE WIND IN WINDSOR

Technology and the digital economy

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Make crypto decentralized again

Trades

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Improve 2nd and 3rd manufacture industry for more jobs. Promote trades. Improve straight out of high school labor market. No shame.

Trump's tariffs

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Zero tariffs. Only achievable with dairy, poultry, and egg mafia dismantled

Upskilling

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People's prerogative.

Minority Rights, Fair Government, & Democracy

2SLGBTQI+ rights and safety

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If you are Canadian you get treated like gold.

Charter rights and the Supreme Court

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NO MORE OVER REACH, FREEDOM FIRST

Elections and democratic engagement

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No more lying.

Foreign interference and transnational repression

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Get rid of propaganda. Improve foreign relation and policy. Diplomacy.

French language and Québec culture

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The french determine their fate and the charter permits.

Government budgets

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Slash it like high grass with a machete. Transparency. Not one cent leaves our nation.

Government transparency and lobbying

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Eliminate vow of secrecy. Open book politics.

Immigration

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Moratorium until everything goes back to normal.

Multiculturalism and diversity

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Ban DEI, abolish Multicultural Act- CHARTER REIGNS SUPREME

Public service

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Slash government bureaucracy by 60 percent.

Quebec sovereignty

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If Canada let's them down, the constitution permits their agency.

Secularism

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Church and State already seperate. Government will no longer attack God nor act like Him.

Tax fairness

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The least Income Tax you have ever seen. The most taxes on companies like Brookfield. No capital gains at all for anything.

Transgender and non-binary people

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Canada only

Women and gender equality

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No men in women's sports or spaces

Post-Secondary Education & Jobs Training

New workers and first jobs for young people

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Jobs for Canadians. Tax companies with too much cheap labor double their payroll so that money goes back to all the poor youth, hungry people and homeless people. If you cause the problem you help remedy.

Post-secondary costs and loans

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Compel provinces to offer some free college. Take out feds from all education.

Post-secondary funding

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Not really our concern.

Scientific research

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We support scientists in pairs designed to oppose one another.

Trades

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Improve 2nd and 3rd manufacture industry for more jobs. Promote trades. Improve straight out of high school labor market. No shame.

Upskilling

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People's prerogative.

Public Safety, Policing, & the Justice System

Access to bail

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Not for violence, or Repeats

Border security

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Improve but get serious. Fentanyl a priority. BC has a problem.

Causes of crime

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Prevent crime- 500 an illegal fire arm bounty payout program

Child safety

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Stop pedophilia movements.

Criminal sentencing

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Reprimand judges who dont follow recommendations. Mandatory mins for crime with illegal weapons & fentanyl.

Gangs

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Bring a RICO like charge.

Gender-based and intimate partner violence

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3 Night Stay in a holding place.

Guns

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Illegal gun crack down- hunters are never ever a problem.

Money laundering

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Audit corrupt provincial gambling organizations. Like BC and On

Police and policing

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Fund , arm, prosecute, advocate, glamorize

Prisons

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make more low security havens in remote areas. transition . ease the half way homes. keep offenders away from big cities.

Prosecution

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Obviously

Scams

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Scam taskforces

Threats against minorities

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Enforce Mask Law at protests.

Seniors, Disabilities, & Retirement

Autism and intellectual disabilities

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Team up with RFK and accredited universities figure out autism and

Canada Disability Benefit

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Same

Caregivers

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Give caregivers option in childcare if provinces permit

Disabilities

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We are fine now

Retirement savings and income

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No tax

Seniors' housing

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Cut private equity, migrants and foreign fraud owners- give right to home a reality

Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States

American threats to Canada's sovereignty

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No Supply Management, Zero Tariffs, 2% GDP For Military, Fentanyl Crackdown

Defence procurement

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Lethality before anything. No more weapons or money abroad. No LGBTQ in Army- Tampons out of men's washroom. Eliminate military path to citizenship.

Defending Canada's north

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Alliance with Greenland , Russia and USA

Foreign interference and transnational repression

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Get rid of propaganda. Improve foreign relation and policy. Diplomacy.

Foreign policy

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Stop trying to make Canada the rainbow flag of world.

International aid

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Not one more cent until our people sleep with a roof over their head and food not coming from foodbanks.

Iran

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Diplomacy.

Israel and Palestine

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Diplomacy..

National defence

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Money for our army no others. Climate not enemy number one. No more men's tampons.

Quebec sovereignty

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If Canada let's them down, the constitution permits their agency.

Trump's tariffs

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Zero tariffs. Only achievable with dairy, poultry, and egg mafia dismantled

Ukraine

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0 cents. 0 propaganda.

Veterans

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Everything we give to foreigners I would rather give to people like our veterans. God back in remembrance day.

Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure

Electric vehicles

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Eliminate EV mandates & Invest in Canadian-made mini EVs

Recognize Canada’s vast size and abolish EV mandates, as EVs are impractical for many regions. Invest in Canadian-made mini EVs, license- and insurance-free, with a max speed of 33 km/h, equipped with heating, cooling, windows, locks, and radio. Design them for urban streets and bike lanes to pragmatically address city traffic and idling pollution. More autonomy for person, less cost, safer for all, and small eco-footprint.

Electricity

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More electricity - not wind- not solar

Infrastructure investment

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Maybe

Intercity transportation

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Not our problem

Municipal infrastructure

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Not our problem

Public transit

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All federally invested in municipal inner-local transit systems, using EV, are now free to ride.

They lose money anyways. Pledge to make all federally funded municipal electric vehicle (EV) transit systems free to ride by 2030, creating 10,000 jobs and ensuring fairness for taxpayers burdened by inequitable social services, while advancing clean energy goals. Too many social services exclude high-contributing taxpayers, particularly middle-class families who fund programs but receive minimal benefits—an unfair imbalance. Free EV transit addresses this by offering universal access to a public good, rewarding all taxpayers, especially those bearing the heaviest fiscal load. Municipal transit often runs at a loss (e.g., Toronto’s TTC 2023 deficit: $366 million), so federal funding for free EV transit ensures a right to clean, equitable mobility. Work with provinces and municipalities to implement fiscally responsible budgets, respecting jurisdictional authority, with strict oversight to prevent fraud. By compelling riders to choose free, green EV transit over gas-powered vehicles, we reduce emissions (transportation: 25% of Canada’s total) and deliver a fair, sustainable benefit to all contributors, setting a global standard for inclusive, clean transit.

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Joseph Frasca, PPC candidate for Toronto—St. Paul’s, stands for freedom, responsibility, & respect. Against government overreach and waste, for real environmental & rights solutions. UofT grad, mentor, athlete. Support for affordability, safety, & a bold Canada! Fighting4you!

Joseph Frasca candidat PPC Toronto—St. Paul’s, défend liberté, responsabilité & respect. Contre l’excès gouvernemental et le gaspillage, pour solutions environnementales et droits. Diplômé de UofT, mentor, athlète. Soutien pour accessibilité, sécurité et un Canada audacieux! #PPC

Joseph Frasca: People’s Party of Canada Candidate for Toronto—St. Paul’s

I’m Joseph Frasca, a lifelong Toronto—St. Paul’s resident and the proud People’s Party of Canada (PPC) candidate, running on a platform of freedom, personal responsibility, respect, and fairness. As a Canadian in my early thirties, I’m alarmed that our generation is poorer than our parents—a trend I’m determined to reverse. My platform champions affordability, safety, and a Canada with backbone, emphasizing real environmental solutions, genuine rights advocacy, and deep respect for our history and Indigenous communities. A critical issue I’m passionate about is overturning the federal government’s plastic straw ban, a policy that may seem trivial but carries profound implications for environmental hypocrisy, government overreach, common-sense policy, and care for vulnerable Canadians. Join me to restore prosperity and common sense to Toronto—St. Paul’s!

My Background

I graduated from the University of Toronto with a major in Italian Culture and minors in Women & Gender Studies and Theology, later completing paralegal studies. For 15 years, I’ve mentored youth, pouring heart and grit into shaping resilient leaders. My career spans roles at four government agencies, four startups, and running my own businesses, equipping me to navigate systems and deliver results. As president of U of T’s Italian Club, I honed leadership, and as a lifelong high-level athlete, I’ve built resilience. I write, play sports, and stay connected to my community, guided by the principle that there’s no one-sided coin—critical thinking, competence, and care are essential.

My Platform

My platform is a rallying cry for young Canadians demanding affordability, safety, and a nation that delivers. It tackles skyrocketing costs, declining safety, and disconnection with respect and realism. Key priorities include:

  1. Affordability: Addressing the housing crisis and cost-of-living pressures to help young Canadians build wealth.
  2. Safety: Strengthening communities with policies prioritizing law and order while respecting freedoms.
  3. Environmental Realism: Advocating practical solutions, including overturning the plastic straw ban, to protect our planet without economic or social harm.
  4. Rights Advocacy: Championing equality and dignity, rejecting divisive ideologies.
  5. Respect for Heritage: Honoring Canada’s history and Indigenous communities while uniting us.
  6. Fiscal Responsibility: Ending wasteful spending to restore opportunity.

Environmental Realism: The Plastic Straw Ban’s Profound Implications

People may think opposing the plastic straw ban is a joke, a minor concern about ensuring you get the red straw at Tim Hortons with your Iced Capp. But this issue’s implications are far more profound than meets the eye. It’s not just about convenience—it’s about tackling environmental hypocrisy, resisting government infiltration into daily life, demanding reality-driven policy, and showing real care for our most vulnerable. We cannot let establishment hegemony trivialize this issue to hide their true focus: power and control. The federal government’s ban on plastic straws, enforced through the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and tied to Criminal Code penalties, is a flawed policy I strongly oppose. Plastic straws are better for health, the environment, accessibility, and user experience than paper alternatives, and the ban’s legal overreach is alarming. Here’s why we must bring back plastic straws:

Health Risks of Paper Straws

  1. Paper straws often contain poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, immune disorders, and metabolic issues. Their porous nature allows bleaching agents and dyes to leach into drinks, compromising health and ruining the hydration experience with a soggy, unpleasant taste. Plastic straws, made from inert polypropylene, are chemically stable and safe, posing no such risks. Canadians deserve safe hydration options, not health hazards masquerading as eco-friendly solutions.

Environmental Hypocrisy: Plastic Is Better

The environmental case for banning plastic straws is rooted in hypocrisy. Canada manages 99% of plastic waste through landfills, recycling, or incineration, with only 0.02–0.03% contributing to global aquatic pollution—straws are negligible compared to fishing nets or waste from developing nations. Paper straws, however, are worse:

  1. Resource Intensive: Producing paper straws consumes more energy, water, and trees, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, smog, and ozone depletion.
  2. Non-Recyclable: PFAS coatings render paper straws non-recyclable, generating nearly double the waste tonnage in landfills.
  3. Deforestation: Paper straw production fuels Canada’s wood-pulp industry, a major polluter, killing trees for no environmental gain.

Life cycle assessments confirm plastic straws have a smaller carbon footprint than paper or polylactic acid (PLA) alternatives, which are heavier and more pollutant-intensive. The ban trades a minor issue for a larger environmental sink, exposing the hypocrisy of symbolic “green” policies.

Accessibility: Care for the Vulnerable

  1. Paper straws are a significant barrier for non-able-bodied people, particularly those with facial or jaw complications. They disintegrate quickly, posing choking risks or making drinking impossible for those reliant on straws. Plastic straws are durable, flexible, and hygienic, ensuring dignity and accessibility. Metal or bamboo alternatives are often unsafe or unsanitary, and paper straws fail to meet the needs of Canadians with disabilities. The ban’s one-size-fits-all approach shows a lack of care for our most vulnerable, and I’m committed to restoring their access to functional straws.

User Experience: Common-Sense Functionality

  1. Paper straws collapse, become soggy, and impart a cardboard-like taste, ruining the hydration experience for milkshakes, water, or any beverage. Plastic straws are reliable, delivering a seamless experience Canadians prefer. Forcing inferior alternatives for negligible environmental gain ignores common sense and alienates consumers who simply want a functional product.

Government Overreach: Criminal Code Abuse

  1. The plastic straw ban, enacted by listing “plastic manufactured items” as toxic under CEPA, carries enforcement penalties under the Criminal Code of Canada, including fines up to $1 million or jail time. The Federal Court ruled this “unreasonable and unconstitutional” in November 2023 for its vague, overbroad scope, yet the Liberal government is fighting to reinstate it. Using the Criminal Code to regulate everyday items like straws is an alarming infiltration of government into daily life, setting a dangerous precedent for eroding freedoms under the guise of environmentalism. This isn’t about protecting the planet—it’s about power and control. My platform demands reality-driven policies, not establishment hegemony that turns common-sense issues into tools for dominance.

A Common-Sense Solution

Instead of criminalizing plastic straws, we should invest in advanced waste management and recycling. Canada’s plastic recycling rate is only 9%, and straws are rarely recycled due to size. Technologies like enzymatic breakdown of polypropylene and expanded type 5 plastic recycling facilities can keep straws out of landfills and oceans. Anti-littering campaigns and education can reduce environmental impact without punishing consumers or businesses. Plastic straws must remain available for accessibility, ensuring no Canadian is marginalized. This approach reflects true care for both the environment and our people.

Why the People’s Party of Canada?

The PPC is Canada’s only populist, anti-establishment, realistic, and respectful party, standing for a Canada that prioritizes its people. I’m honored to represent patriots who share my vision, never pandering or compromising principles for power. The PPC’s commitment to freedom and evidence-based policy aligns with my fight against the straw ban and other overreaches.

A Personal Note

Leadership requires courage, clarity, and compassion. Whether mentoring youth, leading at U of T, or competing as an athlete, I’ve seen the power of uniting people. Toronto—St. Paul’s deserves a bold voice to challenge hypocritical policies and restore trust in governance. That’s me.

Join Me

Support my campaign to overturn the plastic straw ban, protect health, accessibility, and freedom, and reject Criminal Code overreach. Together, we’ll build a prosperous, free Canada grounded in common sense, not establishment control. Thank you for standing with me—it’s a privilege to be your voice.

Joseph Frasca : Candidat du Parti populaire du Canada pour Toronto—St. Paul’s

Je suis Joseph Frasca, résident de longue date de Toronto—St. Paul’s et fier candidat du Parti populaire du Canada (PPC), porté par un engagement indéfectible envers la liberté, la responsabilité personnelle, le respect et l’équité. En tant que Canadien dans la trentaine, je suis alarmé que notre génération soit la première à être plus pauvre que nos parents — une tendance que je suis déterminé à inverser. Ma plateforme défend l’accessibilité financière, la sécurité et un Canada fort, avec des solutions environnementales réalistes, une véritable défense des droits et un profond respect pour notre histoire et les communautés autochtones. Une question cruciale que j’aborde est l’interdiction fédérale des pailles en plastique, qui peut sembler anodine mais a des implications profondes pour l’hypocrisie environnementale, l’ingérence gouvernementale, des politiques fondées sur le bon sens et un réel souci des plus vulnérables. Rejoignez-moi pour restaurer la prospérité et le bon sens à Toronto—St. Paul’s !

Mon parcours

Diplômé de l’Université de Toronto avec une majeure en culture italienne et des mineures en études sur les femmes et le genre et en théologie, j’ai également complété des études de parajuriste. Pendant 15 ans, j’ai encadré des jeunes, mettant cœur et détermination à former des leaders résilients. Ma carrière inclut des rôles dans quatre agences gouvernementales, quatre startups innovantes et la gestion de mes propres entreprises, me dotant des compétences pour naviguer dans les systèmes et obtenir des résultats. En tant que président du club italien de l’U de T, j’ai affiné mon leadership, et en tant qu’athlète de haut niveau de longue date, j’ai cultivé la résilience. J’écris, je pratique des sports et je reste connecté à ma communauté, guidé par le principe qu’il n’y a pas de pièce à une seule face — la pensée critique, la compétence et le soin sont essentiels.

Ma plateforme

Ma plateforme est un appel à l’action pour les jeunes Canadiens qui exigent l’accessibilité financière, la sécurité et une nation qui tient bon. Elle s’attaque aux coûts exorbitants, à la baisse de la sécurité et à la déconnexion avec respect et réalisme. Les priorités clés incluent :

  1. Accessibilité financière : Lutter contre la crise du logement et les pressions sur le coût de la vie pour aider les jeunes Canadiens à bâtir leur richesse.
  2. Sécurité : Renforcer les communautés avec des politiques priorisant l’ordre public tout en respectant les libertés.
  3. Réalisme environnemental : Promouvoir des solutions pratiques, y compris l’annulation de l’interdiction des pailles en plastique, pour protéger la planète sans nuire à l’économie ou à la société.
  4. Défense des droits : Promouvoir l’égalité et la dignité, en rejetant les idéologies divisives.
  5. Respect du patrimoine : Honorer l’histoire du Canada et les communautés autochtones tout en nous unissant.
  6. Responsabilité fiscale : Mettre fin aux dépenses inutiles pour restaurer les opportunités.

Réalisme environnemental : Les implications profondes de l’interdiction des pailles en plastique

Certains pourraient penser que s’opposer à l’interdiction des pailles en plastique est une plaisanterie, une préoccupation mineure pour s’assurer d’avoir la paille rouge chez Tim Hortons avec votre cappuccino glacé. Mais les implications de cette question sont bien plus profondes qu’il n’y paraît. Il ne s’agit pas seulement de commodité — il s’agit de combattre l’hypocrisie environnementale, de résister à l’infiltration gouvernementale dans la vie quotidienne, d’exiger des politiques fondées sur la réalité et de montrer un véritable soin pour nos plus vulnérables. Nous ne pouvons pas laisser l’hégémonie de l’establishment transformer cette question en blague pour cacher leur véritable objectif : le pouvoir et le contrôle. L’interdiction fédérale des pailles en plastique, appliquée par la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (LCPE) et assortie de sanctions du Code criminel du Canada, est une politique profondément défectueuse à laquelle je m’oppose fermement. Les pailles en plastique sont meilleures pour la santé, l’environnement, l’accessibilité et l’expérience utilisateur que les alternatives en papier, et l’excès légal de cette interdiction est alarmant. Voici pourquoi nous devons rétablir les pailles en plastique :

Risques pour la santé des pailles en papier

  1. Les pailles en papier contiennent souvent des substances poly- et perfluoroalkylées (PFAS), des « produits chimiques éternels » liés au cancer, aux troubles immunitaires et aux problèmes métaboliques. Leur nature poreuse permet aux agents de blanchiment et aux colorants de s’infiltrer dans les boissons, compromettant la santé et ruinant l’expérience d’hydratation avec un goût désagréable et détrempé. Les pailles en plastique, fabriquées en polypropylène inerte, sont chimiquement stables et sûres, sans ces risques. Les Canadiens méritent des options d’hydratation sûres, pas des dangers déguisés en solutions écologiques.

Hypocrisie environnementale : Le plastique est meilleur

L’argument environnemental pour interdire les pailles en plastique est hypocrite. Le Canada gère 99 % de ses déchets plastiques par des décharges, le recyclage ou l’incinération, avec seulement 0,02–0,03 % contribuant à la pollution aquatique mondiale — les pailles sont négligeables par rapport aux filets de pêche ou aux déchets des pays en développement. Les pailles en papier, en revanche, sont pires

  1. Consommatrices de ressources : La production de pailles en papier nécessite plus d’énergie, d’eau et d’arbres, augmentant les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, le smog et l’appauvrissement de l’ozone.
  2. Non recyclables : Les revêtements PFAS rendent les pailles en papier non recyclables, générant près du double du tonnage de déchets dans les décharges.
  3. Déforestation : La production de pailles en papier alimente l’industrie de la pâte à papier, un grand pollueur, tuant des arbres sans bénéfice environnemental.

Les analyses du cycle de vie confirment que les pailles en plastique ont une empreinte carbone plus faible que les alternatives en papier ou en acide polylactique (PLA), qui sont plus lourdes et plus polluantes. L’interdiction échange un problème mineur contre un plus grand impact environnemental, révélant l’hypocrisie des politiques « vertes » symboliques.

Accessibilité : Soin pour les plus vulnérables

  1. Les pailles en papier sont un obstacle majeur pour les personnes non autonomes, en particulier celles ayant des complications faciales ou maxillaires. Elles se désintègrent rapidement, posant des risques d’étouffement ou rendant la consommation de boissons impossible pour ceux qui dépendent des pailles. Les pailles en plastique sont durables, flexibles et hygiéniques, garantissant dignité et accessibilité. Les alternatives en métal ou en bambou sont souvent dangereuses ou insalubres, et les pailles en papier ne répondent pas aux besoins des Canadiens handicapés. L’approche universelle de l’interdiction discrimine les populations vulnérables, et je m’engage à restaurer leur accès à des pailles fonctionnelles.

Expérience utilisateur : Le bon sens fonctionnel

  1. Les pailles en papier s’effondrent, deviennent détrempées et donnent un goût de carton, gâchant l’expérience d’hydratation pour les milkshakes, l’eau ou toute boisson. Les pailles en plastique sont fiables, offrant une expérience fluide que les Canadiens préfèrent. Imposer des alternatives inférieures pour un gain environnemental négligeable ignore le bon sens et aliène les consommateurs qui veulent simplement un produit fonctionnel.

Excès gouvernemental : Abus du Code criminel

  1. L’interdiction des pailles en plastique, appliquée en classant les « articles manufacturés en plastique » comme toxiques sous la LCPE, entraîne des sanctions sous le Code criminel du Canada, y compris des amendes allant jusqu’à 1 million de dollars ou des peines de prison. La Cour fédérale a jugé cela « déraisonnable et inconstitutionnel » en novembre 2023 pour son caractère vague et excessif, mais le gouvernement libéral lutte pour rétablir l’interdiction. Utiliser le Code criminel pour réglementer des objets du quotidien comme les pailles est une infiltration alarmante du gouvernement dans la vie quotidienne, établissant un précédent dangereux pour l’érosion des libertés sous prétexte d’environnementalisme. Il ne s’agit pas de protéger la planète — il s’agit de pouvoir et de contrôle. Ma plateforme exige des politiques fondées sur la réalité, pas une hégémonie de l’establishment qui transforme des questions de bon sens en outils de domination.

Une solution de bon sens

Au lieu de criminaliser les pailles en plastique, nous devons investir dans une meilleure gestion des déchets et le recyclage. Le taux de recyclage des plastiques au Canada n’est que de 9 %, et les pailles sont rarement recyclées en raison de leur taille. Des technologies comme la dégradation enzymatique du polypropylène et des installations de recyclage élargies pour les plastiques de type 5 peuvent garder les pailles hors des décharges et des océans. Des campagnes contre les déchets et l’éducation peuvent réduire l’impact environnemental sans punir les consommateurs ou les entreprises. Les pailles en plastique doivent rester disponibles pour l’accessibilité, garantissant qu’aucun Canadien ne soit marginalisé. Cette approche reflète un véritable soin pour l’environnement et notre peuple.

Pourquoi le Parti populaire du Canada ?

Le PPC est le seul parti populiste, anti-establishment, réaliste et respectueux du Canada, défendant un Canada qui priorise son peuple. J’ai l’honneur de représenter des patriotes partageant ma vision, sans jamais me compromettre pour le pouvoir. L’engagement du PPC envers la liberté et les politiques fondées sur des preuves s’aligne avec mon combat contre l’interdiction des pailles et autres excès.

Note personnelle

Le leadership exige courage, clarté et compassion. Que ce soit en encadrant des jeunes, en dirigeant à l’U de T ou en compétition comme athlète, j’ai vu le pouvoir d’unir les gens. Toronto—St. Paul’s mérite une voix audacieuse pour défier les politiques hypocrites et restaurer la confiance dans la gouvernance. C’est moi.

Rejoignez-moi

Soutenez ma campagne pour annuler l’interdiction des pailles en plastique, protéger la santé, l’accessibilité et la liberté, et rejeter l’excès du Code criminel. Ensemble, nous bâtirons un Canada prospère, libre et fondé sur le bon sens, loin du contrôle de l’establishment. Merci de vous tenir à mes côtés — c’est un privilège d’être votre voix.


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