In the lead-up to the federal election to be held on Monday, September 20, CAPE reached out to all five political parties represented in Parliament with questions related to federal public service employees, and most relevant to our members specifically.
As the next government will have an enormous impact on your work, it is important to know each party’s position on several important themes.
Download their answers here:
- Liberal Party of Canada [PDF]
- Conservative Party of Canada [PDF]
- Bloc Québécois [PDF]
- New Democratic Party of Canada [PDF]
- Green Party of Canada – not yet available
CAPE’s questions were centered around the following themes:
- Mandatory vaccination
- Post-pandemic economic recovery plan
- Public debt
- Teleworking/remote working
- Return to the workplace, and health and safety issues
- Employment equity
- Official languages
- Federal interpreters/translators
- Mental health and safety in the workplace
- Diversity and inclusion/harassment and discrimination
- Artificial intelligence and digital transformation
- Environmental responsibility
- Retention and recruitment – Canadian federal public service
Click here to access the questions.
CAPE’s election questionnaire was sent to all five political parties represented in Parliament when the federal election was called on August 15th. The political parties were — based on the number of seats held at the dissolution of Parliament — the Liberal Party of Canada, the Conservative Party of Canada, the Bloc Québécois, the New Democratic Party, and the Green Party of Canada.
Parties not represented in Parliament, including the People’s Party of Canada, were not contacted.
There were officially 22 political parties registered for the 44th general election which took place on Monday, September 20th.
Thank you,
Your CAPE Team!
