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Fort McMurray Food Bank Candidate Questionnaire-Amy McBain
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FortMcMurrayFoodBankAssociation–CandidateQuestionnaire
AmyMcBain,AlbertaLiberalParty
1. Severalprovinceshavesetinmotionambitiouspovertyreductionstrategies.DoesyourpartyhaveaplantoaddresshungerandpovertyinAlberta?
TheAlbertaLiberalshaveseveralproposalsthatseektoaddressissuessurroundingpovertyandhunger.Thereisnotonesimplequickfixforthesechallenges,soweareofferingarangeofpoliciesthatwillstartaddressingtheseissuesacrosssociety.
Thestrengtheningofcommunitiesisastartingpoint;andtohelpdothiswehaveproposedaMunicipalHeritageFund,25%ofwhichwillgodirectlytocommunityorganizationstoturntheirprioritiesintoreality–thiscanbeanythingfromanewcommunitycentre,tosocialprogramsrunatthecommunitylevelTheAlbertaLiberalswillalsoestablishschoolsascommunityhubs.Bydevelopingnewschoolsandredevelopingoldschoolstohousecommunityservices,medicalcentres,communitycentresandlibraries,educationbecomesbettersupportedandneighbourhoodsmoreunitedTheAlbertaLiberalswillinitiateaschoollunchprogramsonochildneedstolearnonanemptystomach;andwillcreateaccesstosafe,qualitypreschoolandnon‐profitdaycareAndforseniors,theAlbertaLiberalswilldoublethefundingofhomecaresoseniorscanbesupportedintheirownhomesforaslongaspossible;andwewillprovidehigh‐quality,non‐profitlong‐termcarebeds
2. WelfareratesinAlbertaarefarbelowthepovertyline.Whatwillyoudoforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandforpeopleingeneral,livingonsocialassistance?
Itisthegovernment’sresponsibilitytoprotectourmostvulnerable.WewillfightforeveryAlbertantohavethebestpossibleopportunitytosucceed.
3. Whatisyourparty’splatformonfoodsecurityinAlberta?
WedonothaveaprogramcostedinourplatformspecificallydedicatedtofoodsecurityhoweverifitandwhenitshouldeverbecomeanissuetheAlbertaLiberalswouldtakeapro‐activeapproachtoensuringtherewouldneverbeafoodshortageinAlberta.Webelieveinpreventingproblems,ratherthanfixingthem.
4. Whatisyourparty’splatformonaffordablehousinginourregionandinAlberta?
Ourplatformsupportsmunicipalitieswithourmunicipalheritagefundandourgreentransportinitiative.Eachcommunityisguaranteedmoneythroughthatheritagefundtowhichtheycanuseaccordingly.IwouldworkwithcommunityleaderstobestdistributethosedollarstotheareasofconcernsinFt.McMurray.We
arealsocommittedtoprovidingahugeincreaseinfundingtohomecaretokeepfamiliestogetherandsoftenthefinancialburdenthatseniorscarry.
5. Ifelected,whatwillyourpartydo(or,whatisyourpartydoing)toenablewelfarerecipientstoentertheworkforcesuccessfully?
TheAlbertaLiberalplatformincludesanumberofinitiativestomakeandeducationmoreaccessibletoAlbertaStudents,andovercomingthecostbarrier–aninvestmentinourpeopleisthebestpossibleinvestmentwecanmake.TheAlbertaLiberalswill:
CapandlowertuitionforundergraduatesCreateapost‐secondaryendowmentfundtoreduceandultimatelyeliminatetuitionatouruniversities,technicalschools,andcollegesForgive5%or$1000ofstudentdebteachyearastudentstaysandworksinAlbertaDelinkparentsincomefromloancriteriaExpanddistancelearningsopeoplecanstayintheircommunitywhileacquiringtheknowledgetheyneedtosucceed
6. Ithasbeencommentedthatsomepartiesmaybeplanningtoprivatizesocialassistanceandchildwelfare?isthissomethingyourpartyplanstodo?
No,thisisdefinitelynotsomethingtheAlbertaLiberalswillconsiderdoing.
7. Ifelectedhowdoyouandyourpartyproposetoassistnonprofitsandcharitiestospendlesstimeraisingfundsandmoretimedoingtheworktheirorganizationswerecreatedtodo?
ItisessentialthattheorganizationsdeliveringservicestoAlbertans,especiallythosedeliveringservicestothemostvulnerablecommunities,areproperlysupportedbygovernment.Forexample,theAlbertaLiberalshavecommittedtoproviding$140millionover5yearsinnewfundingtoorganizationsprovidingsettlementservicestonewCanadians.