September 11, 2014 // 11 septembre, 2014

Caucus Strategy Session// Rencontre stratgique du caucus

Edmonton, Alberta
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./at energy0 ./at a team0
.e1re 2ust a year 3rom t/e election0
.e1re stronger and more determined t/an e4er0
And 5e are ready6
#t1s 3itting t/at 5it/ 2ust one year to go, 5e1re bac7 /ere in Edmonton 5/ere
our last campaign began0

*n day one in t/at election, 8ac7 'ayton stood /ere 5it/ 'inda, and reminded
e4eryone t/at in Edmonton it1s $e5 &emocrats 5/o de3eat Conser4ati4es0
%/irty 3i4e days later, $e5 &emocrats 5on 109 seats in t/e ouse o3
Commons0
And 5e placed second to t/e Conser4ati4es in 10: ot/er seats0
All across Canada, it1s $e5 &emocrats 5/o can and 5ill de3eat
Conser4ati4es0
Cet t, les dputs du $+&, a4ec des centaines de bn4oles partout au
pays sont alls ; la rencontre des gens0
#ls ont 3ait du porte ; porte pour leur parler de notre 4ision0
Et surtout pour les couter0
Comme la semaine derni<re, ; #qaluit, a4ec Romeo Saganas/, quand des
parents nous ont dit ; quel point les 3amilles du $ord ont de la mis<re ; payer
pour leur nourriture0
# sa5 t/e p/enomenal 5or7 our team is doing 5/en # stood 5it/ $at/an
Cullen and /undreds o3 =ritis/ Columbians in !itimat 5/o came out to 2oin us
to protect =C1s $ort/5est coast0
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# sa5 it 5it/ our pro4incial cousins, &ominic Cardy and t/e $e5 =runs5ic7 $&+, 5/o14e
got momentum li7e ne4er be3ore in t/e +icture +ro4ince0
And # sa5 it 5/en $i7i As/ton and # 5atc/ed t/ousands o3 Steel5or7ers 3rom across
Canada stand up to c/eer our commitment to reinstate t/e 3ederal minimum 5age0
Et 2e m?en 4oudrais de ne pas mentionner les 1 900 personnes qui taient ; l?pluc/ette
de bl d1#nde de +ierre &ionne 'abelle ; Saint@8rAme il y a 1B 2ours0
Cais ce n?est pas tou2ours 3acile0
Apr<s 1B0 ans ; passer des rouges auD bleus auD rouges auD bleus, le monde
commence ; Etre tann0
+artout oF nous allons, les gens nous disent la mEme c/ose0

'es gens en ont asseG de la politique H=lanc bonnet/=onnet blancH des conser4ateurs et
des librauD et ils ont le goIt du 4rai c/angement0
#ls ne 4eulent pas c/anger pour c/anger0 #ls 4eulent 4oter pour un gou4ernement qui
re3l<te leurs priorits et respecte leurs 4aleurs0
'ors de la derni<re lection, 40 J de tous les Canadiens n1ont pas 4ot0 +lus inquitant
encoreK LB J des 2eunes sont rests c/eG euD0
C?est le re3let d?une dmocratie en dclin0
Et c?est notre de4oir de leur dmontrer qu?ils ont une 4oiD et un c/oiD, et qu?ils peu4ent
c/anger les c/oses que leur 4ote compte0

Et pour la premi<re 3ois de l?/istoire du Canada, grMce ; ce que 8ac7 a russi, grMce ;
4otre tra4ail, le $+& leur permet de 4oter pour un gou4ernement qui rpondra rellement
; leurs espoirs0
./en Canadians loo7 to *tta5a t/ese days, t/ey /ear tal7ing points, platitudes and
partisan attac7s0
%/ey see unelected Conser4ati4e and 'iberal Senators 5it/ absolutely no mandate 3rom
t/e people o3 Canada and 5/o /a4e t/e s/ameless temerity to re4erse crucial la5s
adopted by elected C+?s in t/e ouse o3 Commons, li7e 8ac7?s /istoric climate c/ange
bill0
.ell, more and more Canadians are saying Nenoug/ is enoug/O0
Canadians deser4e better t/an t/at0
.ell, you 7no5 5/atP
+A"E 9 / >
-or t/e 3irst time since Con3ederation t/ere is real /ope 3or c/ange in t/e neDt election,
t/an7s to t/e $&+0
-or > long years Conser4ati4es in *tta5a, eDactly li7e t/e 'iberals be3ore t/em, /a4e
ta7en care o3 t/emsel4es, 5/ile Canadian 3amilies 3all 3urt/er be/ind0
Conser4ati4es /a4e abandoned t/e most basic responsibilities o3 go4ernment0
'i7e loo7ing out 3or our 7ids, ta7ing care o3 our 4eterans, ma7ing sure our 3ood is sa3e and
t/at t/e train tra4elling t/roug/ your to5n in t/e dead o3 nig/t 5on?t eDplode0
Remember 'isteriosisP
Remember t/e Q' bee3 recall, 2ust t5o years ago0
%/at classic case o3 Conser4ati4e incompetence not only /ad millions o3 parents 5orried
about t/e 3ood t/ey 5ere putting on t/eir 3amily1s table0
#t also t/reatened t/e li4eli/oods o3 t/ousands o3 3arm 3amilies rig/t /ere in Alberta and
across t/e +rairies0
#nstead o3 3iring /im, Step/en arper let /is agriculture minister ma7e 2o7es about it0
%/en again, t/is is t/e same Step/en arper 5/o can?t deli4er grain to mar7et, can?t
deli4er a 3ig/ter to our military /e can?t e4en deli4er t/e bloody mail0
)et /e t/in7s /e can lecture ot/ers on /o5 to go4ern6
Cr0 arper /as done one t/ing t/oug/K
e told a meeting o3 /is billionaire buddies in t/e S5iss Alps t/at /e 5as raising t/e
retirement age o3 Canadian seniors 3rom LB to L:0
# don?t recall /im telling Canadians about t/at pernicious plan during t/e last election
campaign0
So it?s only 3air to as7 5/at sc/emes Cr0 arper is /iding 3rom 5or7ing Canadians t/is
time0
%/e only 5ay to a4oid Cr0 arper and /is policies is to get rid o3 bot/0
And t/e only party t/at can and 5ill do t/at is t/e $&+0
Conser4ati4es are proposing up to R9L billion in cuts to /ealt/ trans3ers t/at 5ill ineDorably
lead to more pri4atiGation o3 care and to a t5o@tier system in Canada0
Any surplus t/ey try to boast about t/is spring 5ill be on t/e bac7s o3 ordinary Canadian
3amilies0
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Cr0 arper, i3 you 5ant to cut somet/ing, start by cutting into t/e RB0 billion in taD brea7s
you?4e gi4en to corporations but lea4e Canadian ealt/ care alone0
'es Canadiens ne 4eulent pas re4enir ; une poque oF la taille de notre c/<que de paie
dterminait les soins que nos en3ants rece4aient0
C0 arper, 4ous 4ouleG couperP
CommenceG par couper les milliards de dollars en cadeauD que 4ous a4eG 3aits auD
grandes entreprises0
$e touc/eG pas ; la sant de nos en3ants, C0 arper0
A3ter > long years o3 Step/en arper, Canadians need a team t/at /as t/e leaders/ip and
eDperience to start cleaning up t/e mess t/at Conser4ati4es /a4e le3t in *tta5a and to
re4erse /is policies, not s/are t/em as t/e 'iberals admit t/ey do0
%/e 'iberals 5on?t re4erse Step/en arper1s corporate brea7s, 5on?t bring in a national
c/ildcare plan0
a4e said NnoO to de4eloping a true nation@to@nation relations/ip 5it/ -irst $ations, #nuit
and Ctis peoples0
#n 3act, t/e 'iberal leader complacently a33irms t/at o4er t/e last 90 years 'iberals and
Conser4ati4es /a4e /ad a largely s/ared agenda0
Caybe t/at?s 5/y t/e middle class is doing so poorly6

A3ter > years o3 Step/en arper, t/ere1s no time to 5aste0
Canadians need a team t/at1s ready to 5or7 3or t/em 3rom day one0
And t/e $&+ team is ready0
'es gens sa4ent bien que le +arti libral c?est tou2ours le mEme 4ieuD +arti libral a4ec les
mEmes intrEts qui le contrAlent0
'e mEme 4ieuD +arti libral, mais a4ec un c/e3 qui ne nous dit pas ce qu?il 3erait de
di33rent de Step/en arper0
+as de solutions concr<tes, pas d?ides 2uste des p/rases creuses et la con3iance que
comme par le pass c?est bientAt leur tour au bar ou4ert0
Et pendant que le nou4eau c/e3 libral est ; l?a4ant@sc<ne0
C?est tou2ours la mEme 4ieille gang librale qui se cac/e 2uste en arri<re du rideau0
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Comme ; c/aque 3ois, le +arti libral promet le dbut d1un temps nou4eau K
S -aites@nous con3iance0 Cette 3ois@ci, c1est 4rai0 *n le re3era plus0 T
RappeleG@4ous de leur promesse d?liminer la %+SP Uuelle 3arce6

.it/ 2ust a year to go to t/e election, Canadians are being as7ed to sign anot/er blan7
c/eque to t/e 'iberals0
%/ey 5on?t tell us 5/at t/ey?ll do, but t/ey t/in7 it?s reassuring to tell us t/at t/eir guy?s
getting ready6
)ea/, rig/t, getting ready 3or 5/atP
#1m sorry, prime minister 2ust isn1t an entry@le4el 2ob6P
A3ter nine long years o3 Conser4ati4e policies, Canadians 2ust can1t a33ord to 5ait 3or
someone 5/o1s Ngetting readyO to ta7e on Step/en arper0
.e?re ta7ing on Step/en arper and /is policies rig/t no50
%/e $&+ is ready to 3orm a truly progressi4e go4ernment rig/t no50
Au2ourd1/ui0
Alors que les librauD et les conser4ateurs 4oient ; leurs propres intrEts et ; ceuD de
leurs amis0
'es 3amilles, elles, ont de la mis<re ; 2oindre les deuD bouts0
Au Canada, la dette des mnages est en /ausse constante elle atteint de nou4eauD
records0
'?#ngalit des re4enus est maintenant comparable ; celle qu1on 4oyait pendant la
"rande &pression des annes 200
'1conomie quilibre que nos parents ont bMtie depuis la &euDi<me "uerre mondiale est
en train de disparaitre a4ec la perte de centaines de milliers de bons emplois dans le
secteur manu3acturier et leur remplacement par des emplois prcaires ; temps partiel0
Et pour la premi<re 3ois de l1/istoire de notre pays, les salaires de la classe moyenne sont
en baisse0
Au cours des 90 derni<res annes sous la gou4erne des conser4ateurs et des surtouts
librauD, les 20 J les plus ric/es ont 4u leurs re4enus augmenter0
Cais tous les autres @ V0J @s1appau4rissaient0
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-or 90 years, 'iberals and Conser4ati4es /a4e told us t/at 5e /a4e to accept less, t/at
our c/ildren /a4e to accept less0
=ut 5e 7no5 t/at toget/er, 5e can ac/ie4e so muc/ more0

*ur message to Canadians is clearK
%/e $&+ is on your side0
And 5e1re t/e only party t/at 5ill still be t/ere 3or you a3ter t/e election, to stand up 3or you
and your 3amily, and to continue to 3ig/t to de3end your priorities abo4e all else0
)ou1re gonna /ear us tal7ing a lot about your priorities, 5/ic/ are our prioritiesK
C/ildcare, /ealt/care, public protection0
Creating good, middle@class 2obs0

)ou 7no5, 5/en you come 3rom a 3amily o3 10 7ids, you learn to stic7 toget/er0
)ou also learn t/at nobody1s gonna gi4e you a 3ree lunc/0
=ut you also learned t/at no matter 5/at, no matter 5/at, no one gets le3t be/ind0
%/ese are t/e 4alues t/at guide me as a brot/er, as a /usband, as a 3at/er, and no5 as a
grand3at/er0
%/ey1re t/e 4alues t/at are at t/e 4ery core o3 Canada0
And t/ey are t/e 4alues t/at # 5ill 3ig/t to protect as your +rime Cinister0
$otre pays 3ait 3ace ; d1importants d3is0
Cais grMce notre eDprience solide et notre dtermination inbranlable et en tra4aillant
ensemble, nous allons les rele4er ces d3is0
*n ne peut pas se permettre d?attendre0
C1est le temps d1agir0
Et cet automne, c1est eDactement ce que nous allons 3aire0
'?quipe du $+& a une solide eDprience et nous a4ons des solutions concr<tes pour la
cration de bons emplois, pour la protection des retraites, pour les soins de sant0
Starting t/is 3all, $e5 &emocrats 5ill begin laying out our plan to create 21st century,
middle@class 2obs0
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%/at starts 5it/ /elping t/e real 2ob creators, small business, 5/o are responsible 3or
generating V0J o3 all ne5 2obs in Canada0
#t means ma7ing Canada a 5orld leader in rene5able energy and clean@tec/, a R9 trillion
industry by 20200
And it means in4esting in 21st century in3rastructure0
o5 can our cities create t/ri4ing local economies 5/en t/ey1re responsible 3or L0J o3
our in3rastructure, but /a4e only VJ o3 t/e taD baseP

*ur cities and communities are at t/e /eart o3 our economy0
%/ey1re at t/e /eart o3 our country0
And t/ey1ll be at t/e /eart o3 our success in t/e 21st century0
8ust as 5e in4est in t/e neDt generation o3 2obs, 5e /a4e to in4est in t/e neDt generation
itsel30
*4er t/e last t/ree decades, 'iberals and Conser4ati4es /a4e repeatedly promised action
on c/ildcare0
And t/ey14e repeatedly 3ailed to deli4er0

#n e4ery campaign since t/e 1>V0s, 'iberals /a4e promised a uni4ersal c/ildcare
program0
)et in 19 years in po5er, 4 red boo7s 3ull o3 promises, t/ey simply 3ailed to deli4er a single
c/ild care space0
Caybe t/at1s 5/y no5 t/ey1re announcing t/ey 5on1t e4en try0
#n 200L, Conser4ati4es promised to create 12B,000 ne5 c/ildcare spaces0 $ine years in
po5er, t/ey14e also 3ailed to deli4er place 3or a single c/ild0
#t doesn1t /a4e to be t/is 5ay0

$e5 &emocrats are proud to be t/e only party committed to quality, a33ordable, accessible
c/ildcare0
And 5e14e actually proposed legislation to ens/rine t/ose principles in la50 %/at1s more
t/an 'iberals or Conser4ati4es /a4e e4er managed to do e4en a3ter decades in po5er0
%/is 3all, $e5 &emocrats 5ill put 3or5ard concrete plans to mo4e step@by@step to
compre/ensi4e early learning and c/ildcare based on Uuebec1s success3ul R:@a@day
model0
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As respected economist +ierre -ortin /as pro4enK
$ot only does Uuebec1s c/ildcare program pay 3or itsel3 by increasing participation in t/e
5or73orce, but it contributes R10:V to our economy 3or e4ery dollar in4ested0
%/is is an opportunity 5e can1t a33ord to pass up
#t?s as positi4e 3or t/e economy as it is 3or 3amilies6
And a3ter 90 years o3 empty Conser4ati4e and 'iberal tal7 it?s time 3or $&+ action0
=ien entendu, puisqu?il est d2; dot de son propre syst<me, auD termes de la dclaration
de S/erbroo7e, le Uubec bn3icierait d?un trans3ert direct, sans condition, des sommes
correspondantes0
Et 2e serai tr<s 3ier de 4oir eDporter le mod<le qubcois ailleurs au pays, tout comme le
$+& l?a 3ait en sant en prenant l?assurance@maladie uni4erselle et gratuite de la
Sas7atc/e5an pour l?eDporter partout, dans l?ensemble du Canada0
C?est une simple question de bon sens et de bon gou4ernement0
'e +arlement est de retour la semaine proc/aine0
C?est le dernier droit0
$ous allons tra4ailler plus 3ort que 2amais et nous de4rons tra4ailler ensemble0
$otre quipe est solide, unie et tr<s dtermine0
Et nous allons demeurer rsolument concentrs sur notre ob2ecti30
'e $+& est le parti qui peut remplacer les conser4ateurs par un gou4ernement qui
apporte du 4rai c/angement0

$e5 &emocrats 7no5 t/at 5/en 5e 5or7 toget/er, no c/allenge is too great, no obstacle
is insurmountable0
.e are eac/ and e4ery one o3 us, dri4en by a roc7 solid belie3 t/at toget/er, 5e can build
a better Canada0
.e 7no5 t/at t/is 5or7 is going to be /ard but 5e are dri4en by our con4iction t/at
c/ange needs to /appen and it needs to /appen no50
So 5e1ll do 5/at Canadians /a4e come to eDpect 3rom us0
.e1ll 3ig/t 5it/ e4ery ounce o3 our strengt/ to build a better country0
E4ery /ope o3 e4ery Canadian 5/o longs 3or a better 3uture 3or t/eir c/ildren
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E4ery Canadian 5/o1s e4er dreamt o3 3airness and equality /as led us to t/is day0
%/e rest is up to us0
-riends, t/is is our moment0
%o 5or7 toget/er and build bridges0
%o s/o5 Canadians t/at t/ey can 4ote 3or t/e c/ange t/ey 5ant and actually get it0
%/is is our moment to build t/e Canada o3 our dreams, not 2ust 3or today, but 3or
generations to come0
%oget/er, let1s go get it done0
%/an7 you0 Cerci beaucoup0
*n continue0
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