Here is what I would like to see in a platform.
Healthcare:
Double the classroom spaces for all healthcare professions in high demand.
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Provide free education to all healthcare professions in high demand with a requirement to work in Alberta for 10 years. For each year not worked in Alberta the student must pay back 10% of there educational costs.
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Provide a provincial income tax exemption to all healthcare professions in high demand for the first 10 years of service in Alberta.
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Eliminate healthcare premiums.
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Provide tax incentives for all research, development and treament facilities for the healthcare field. Much like the Oil and Gas sector.
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Establish a goal to become the worl leader in Cancer research, treatment and drug development.
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Create a secure Alberta Healthcare Card with bio data and picture to reduce fraud.
Education:
Provide Interest free loans to students that will be working in Alberta.
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Create a student loan payback system based on annual salary not total debt. (Must pay back the full loan)
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Create more academic spaces all around.
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Give first priority to Alberta and Canadian students over international students.
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Reduce class sizes for primary and secondary education to 12-15 students per class.
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Childcare
Increase childcare spaces for those that wish to use it.
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Establish a minimum salary for childcare workers.
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Match the federal childcare payment to parents, tax free.
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Allow income splitting for families.
Taxes
Maintain the current tax rate.
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Increase the provincial tax exemption to $20,000 increasing annually as per inflation.
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Mandate that all fuel tax collect be used for transporation infrastructure and tax incentives for greener transportation.
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Provide greater tax incentives for carbon capture technology and the development of greener tech.
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Provide tax incentives for healthier life choices.
Other
Withdraw from the CPP and create a Alberta Pension Plan
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Start construction of highspeed rail line between Calgary and Edmonton as soon as economically possible.
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Withdraw the services of the RCMP for provincial police and mandate the Alberta Sheriffs to fulfill that duty.
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