|
The British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement was a minor political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. *In 2004, it joined with the British Columbia Democratic Alliance, the Citizens Action Party and Link BC to form the British Columbia Democratic Coalition. *This coalition merged with the Reform Party of British Columbia and All Nations Party of British Columbia on January 15, 2005 to form a new, centrist political party, the Democratic Reform British Columbia. Despite this, the BCMDM nominated two candidates in the 2005 BC election: James Solhiem won 123 votes (0.61% of the total) in the riding of Chilliwack-Sumas, and David Michael Anderson won 235 votes (1.20% of the total) in Chilliwack-Kent. The party was de-registered by Elections BC in July 2008. ==Platform== The platform proposes:〔(The BCMDM's platform )〕 *Education * *forgivable student loans to cover tuition]fees for B.C. residents * *increased funding for school boards * *greater autonomy for school boards to create new programs, subject to provincial standards *Healthcare * *paying practitioners for "promotion of wellness rather than the treatment of disease" * *creating regional treatment centres covering all stages of care from diagnosis to treatment *Economics * *a B.C. business development bank to assist the creation of new businesses * *an "Idea Development Centre" to help entrepreneurs develop business plans and gain funding *Governance * *opposing the privatization of public assets, and returning already-privatized assets to public ownership * *requiring all Members of the Legislative Assembly to attend monthly town hall meetings in their communities * *increased transparency, including access to information measures making all government, Crown corporation and public-private partnership records open to public inspection * *laws to hold public officials accountable for what the party called "fiscal mismanagement and misleading budgets" *Justice * *to "ensure violent offenders are removed from our streets" * *increased use of restorative justice, halfway houses, and intense supervision for first-time non-violent offenders *Forestry * *ensuring raw logs are processed in the community in which they were produced * *funding forest management to prevent and control wildfires * *ending the "self-policing" of forestry companies *Environment * *maintaining the ban on bulk water exports * *funding scientific research as the basis for all environmental decisions * *increasing penalties for environmental violations, and putting funds raised directly into park maintenance and habitat protection * *investing in pollution control research *BC Hydro * *"fairly priced electricity" through investment in new generating facilities for BC Hydro, to replace aging facilities nearing the end of their life 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|