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Convention Guide and Resolutions Convention Guide and Resolutions LETTER FROM THE LEADER Dear friends, At this year’s convention, we are planning for the future – the future of our Party, and the future of our province. We’ll be discussing the issues that matter most to you, and to all Ontarians. Whether this is your first convention, or your tenth, I’m glad you’re here. I want to hear exciting new ideas, and I want us all to feel re-energized by the principles and values at the core of our Party. For Ontario, the timing couldn’t be more urgent. Our province is at a tipping point. It’s getting harder and harder to build a good life here. Costs are up, wages are flat and the services we count on, like health care, are squeezed. Since I began my career – first as a community organizer, then as a Hamilton City Councillor, then as MPP for Hamilton Centre and now as Party Leader – I have never seen the province more ready for change. Ontarians deserve a government that understands what they’re dealing with today. A government that’s on their side and shares their priorities. New Democrats believe that government should be about giving people an equal chance at a good life no matter where they live, by fighting for good jobs you can raise a family on, a more affordable life, health care you can count on, better seniors care, and public schools that give kids a great start. It’s time. Let’s do something about it. This is our moment. Starting this weekend, we will lay the groundwork for one of the most ambitious campaigns Ontario has ever seen. I am ready. Our caucus is ready and I know that you are ready to work hard and meet the challenges that lie ahead. Let’s have some fun and enjoy a great convention together. Sincerely, Andrea Horwath Leader of the Ontario NDP 1 Table of Contents Anti-Harassment Policy ...........................................9 1-9. ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS REDUCING Allergy Alert: Scent-free Convention ....................9 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ....................................31 Party Reports ............................................................10 2. ARTS, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS 31 President’s Report ..................................................................... 10 2-1. SUPPORT FOR TVO/TFO ...................................................31 CONTENTS OF TABLE Provincial Secretary’s Report................................................ 10 2-2. ONLINE SECURITY ...............................................................31 Aboriginal Committee Report ............................................... 12 3. EDUCATION .....................................................32 Ethno-Racial Equity Committee ........................................... 14 3-1. PROVINCIAL FUNDING FORMULA ...............................32 LGBTQ Committee .................................................................... 15 3-2. PROVINCIAL FUNDING FORMULA (B) .......................32 Ontario New Democratic Youth (ONDY) Report ........... 16 3-3. ELIMINATION OF INTEREST ON STUDENT Persons Living with disABILITIES Committee ............... 16 LOANS ..........................................................................................32 Women’s Committee Report ................................................. 17 3-4. PROVINCIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF, BLIND, Report of the Ontario NDP Constitution Committee, LOW VISION AND DEAFBLIND ....................................... 33 Convention 2017......................................................................... 18 3-5. EDUCATION IS A RIGHT ..................................................... 33 Debate, Elections, and Rules of Order 3-6. ENDING UNFAIR TREATMENT OF LOW-INCOME (or, How Convention Works) .................................23 POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS BY THE WELFARE Convention Rules of Order .....................................................23 SYSTEM ...................................................................................... 33 Agenda ............................................................................................23 3-7. FRENCH LANGUAGE UNIVERSITY .............................. 34 Attendees ......................................................................................23 3-8. REFORMING CIVICS AND CAREERS ........................... 34 Convention Chairs ......................................................................23 3-9. ELIMINATE TUITION, ANCILLARY FEES, AND STUDENT DEBT .....................................................................35 Reports ...........................................................................................23 3-10. ELIMINATE TUITION, ANCILLARY FEES AND Rules of Debating .......................................................................23 STUDENT DEBT (B) ...............................................................35 Voting and Elections .................................................................. 24 3-11. ELIMINATION OF TUITION FEES ....................................35 Policy Statements and Resolutions .................................... 24 3-12. ELIMINATE TUITION AND STUDENT DEBT Convention General Policy Statements and Resolutions (REPLACES 3.3.16) ............................................................... 36 Committee ....................................................................................25 3-13. POST-SECONDARY TUITION (AMENDMENT TO Appealing the Order of Resolutions ....................................25 SECTION 3) ............................................................................... 36 Amending Resolutions at Convention ................................25 3-14. POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TUITION Other Convention Committees .............................................26 RELIEF ........................................................................................ 36 Convention 2017 Glossary of Terms ..................................26 3-15. RESTORING AND ENHANCING THE SECONDARY Process for Distribution of Materials on the MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM .......37 Convention Floor .......................................................................27 3-16. RESTORING AND ENHANCING THE SECONDARY MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 1. AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS ........29 CURRICULUM (B) ...................................................................37 1-1. CREATION OF LOCAL FOOD HUBS ............................. 29 3-17. REVIEW OF SCHOOL BOARDS IN ONTARIO ...........37 1-2. AGRICULTURE SUCCESSION PLANNING ............... 29 3-18. AMALGAMATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS .................. 38 1-3. AGRICULTURAL REGULATION ...................................... 29 3-19. NO PUBLIC FUNDING FOR RELIGIOUS 1-4. FOOD AND WATER STRATEGY FOR ONTARIO ....... 29 SCHOOLS ................................................................................. 38 1-5. NORTHERN ONTARIO AGRICULTURE........................ 30 3-20. GIVING STUDENT TRUSTEES BINDING VOTES .... 38 1-6. PROTECT THE FAMILY FARM AND PICKERING 3-21. FUNDING OF SCHOOL BOARDS .................................. 39 AIRPORT .................................................................................... 30 3-22. ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ....... 39 1-7. ONTARIO RANGER PROGRAM ...................................... 30 3-23. ACCREDITED ONTARIO RETRAINING 1-8. NORTHERN ONTARIO GROWTH PLAN ..................... 30 PROGRAMS ............................................................................ 39 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TABLE 3-24. PROTECT SCHOOL BOARD LANDS BY AMENDING 5-6. PLACING IMPORTANCE ON ELECTORAL REFORM LAND TRANSFER TAX ACT ............................................. 40 IN PARTY PLATFORM .........................................................52 3-25. ELIMINATION OF STUDENT DEBT ............................... 40 5-7. ELECTORAL REFORM FOR 2022 ..................................52 3-26. ACADEMIC STREAMING ................................................... 40 5-8. COMMITMENT TO ELECTORAL REFORM ............... 53 3-27. HIGH-SPEED INTERNET FOR LOW INCOME 6. ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND NATURAL ONTARIANS (AMENDS 3.4.19) .........................................41 RESOURCES ....................................................53 3-28. FIX OUR SCHOOLS ................................................................41 6-1. NUCLEAR WASTE ................................................................ 53 3-29. EDUCATION FUNDING AND GOVERNANCE 6-2. HYDRO ONE ............................................................................ 54 COMMISSION ...........................................................................41 6-3. STOP PRIVATIZATION OF HYDRO ONE .................... 54 4. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICS .....................42 6-4. STOP PRIVATIZATION OF HYDRO ONE (B) ...............55 4-1. TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP [TPP] 6-5. KEEP ONTARIO HYDRO PUBLIC ....................................55 RATIFICATION PROCESS ...................................................42 6-6. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF HYDRO ONE .......................55 4-2. JOB CREATION STRATEGY ..............................................42 6-7. PUBLIC HYDRO (ADDITION TO 6.6.8) ........................ 56 4-3. JOB CREATION STRATEGY (B) ...................................... 43 6-8. PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE 4-4. FAMILY CAREGIVERS ......................................................... 43 HYDRO ....................................................................................... 56 4-5. PROTECTING PUBLIC ASSETS ..................................... 44 6-9. PLAN FOR AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE 4-6. CORPORATE TAX RATE ....................................................
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