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Did you read the links you posted? Some of your links are talking about the same thing. In addition: "Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is a private-sector consortium that runs Canadian nuclear facilities owned by the federal government, including the demonstration reactor at Rolphton. CNL maintains the contaminants it releases into the Ottawa River fall well below allowable limits. "The discharge limits of tritium are 10,000 times below the actual dose limits that the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission requires us to meet," said Meggan Vickerd, the reactor's decommissioning manager." "Since 2001, the price tag for the cleanup went from $260-million to $1.28 billion for the cleanup of both Port Hope and Port Granby. This is by far the largest pledge announced for an environmental cleanup in Canadian history. It is supposed to be completed by 2022. Note: The history of the nuclear industry in Port Hope is complicated. There are conflicting sources and some gaps in the timeline. The details of the Port Hope cleanup are also changing as the project goes on. Please use the comment section below to share corrections, suggestions, details, or clarifications." "Chalk River, 1952 and 1958 A power surge and partial loss of coolant led to significant damage to the NRX reactor core in 1952. It was the world's first major nuclear reactor disaster, and it resulted in 4.5 tonnes of radioactive water collecting in the cellar of the building. In 1958, a fuel rupture in the reactor led to a fire and complete contamination of the NRU building. The military was called in both times to aid in the cleanup. Pickering, 1974 and 1983 The most serious nuclear accidents in Canada happened at the Pickering facility east of Toronto, in 1974 and in 1983. In each case, pressure tubes — which hold fuel rods — ruptured. Some coolant escaped, but was recovered before it left the plant, and there was no release of radioactive material from the containment building. Darlington, 2009 In 2009, more than 200,000 litres of water containing trace amounts of tritium, the radioactive isotope of hydrogen, spilled into Lake Ontario after workers accidentally filled the wrong tank with a mixture of tritium and water. The level of the isotope in the lake was not considered enough to pose harm to residents."

You would need a culture shift towards family focused as opposed to career focused. It is great to empower women to pursue careers but it inevitably leads to them putting off child rearing.

We'll respond to the last part (Nuclear): There are around 500 nuclear reactors in the world which account for +10% of global electricity generated. 19 reactors are in Canada and account for 15% of the total electricity generated in Canada. Half of the electricity generated in Ontario is from nuclear. In addition, one of the largest nuclear power stations is located in Pickering, which is located right in the Greater Toronto Area (Ontario). The GTA is the largest agglomeration in Canada, with a population of upwards 5 million. The Pickering Nuclear Power Plant has been in operation for half a century. This nuclear power plant isn't particularly secluded. There are homes within a few hundred feet of the power plant. If nuclear is such an issue, then why has nothing happened in Canada, let alone Pickering? The US has ~100 nuclear reactors and they account for 20% of the electricity generated in the US. Mexico has 1 nuclear reactor. Nuclear power itself does not produce pollution. Nuclear power may produce non-radioactive steam by way of cooling towers to condense process water. Other than that, there is no pollution produced. Over its lifetime a nuclear power plant emits less green houses gases than a comparably sized solar panel farm. If there is an accident and radioactive material is spewed, it is still not pollution. That's an incident, which is opposite to the standard operation of a nuclear power plant. Nuclear power does not pollute our rivers, seas, oceans, air, and what have you. As for your two examples, which tend to be the only examples people bring up: Fukushima: Humans started recording earthquakes in the very early1900s. The Fukushima reactor incident occurred when the 4th largest earthquake ever recorded (since 1900!) created a massive Tsunami that damaged the city of Fukushima. The Fukushima nuclear power plant had 3 reactors. Flooding of one of the safety systems caused an issue with 1 of the 3 reactors. That is to say that despite this massive earthquake and tsunami, only 1 of the 3 reactors had issues. The other 2 reactors continued to operate normally and without issues. Chernobyl: The Chernobyl incident was brought on by Soviet leadership deciding to run unnecessary tests after having purposefully and willfully deactivated the safety systems. That is like getting in a car, cutting all the seat belts and deactivating the airbags, and driving the vehicle as fast as it can go in to a concrete barrier. It's no surprise to anyone that something bad will happen. This isn't even human error - it's human stupidity. In none of these nuclear incidents was there a malfunction or issues with the nuclear reactors - these events were born due to a significant natural disaster and human stupidity. In addition, there are different nuclear reactor types. Canada uses the CANDU (CANada Deuterium Uranium) reactor which is an overly safe reactor that uses not-enriched uranium to safeguard against nuclear weapon proliferation. Given that there are 120 nuclear reactors in North America, can you please point exactly where (in recent history) there have been reports of people's hair and teeth falling out? Please be aware that most of the reactors in North America have been around for decades. As for our positions, we take clear stances on issues. We invite you to read our platform: https://www.syncretic.ca/platform

We will outlaw in-camera lobbying of politicians. Here you go: https://www.syncretic.ca/crime-transparency Modified First nations page: https://www.syncretic.ca/first-nations-accountability Please donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/syncreticparty Join here: https://www.syncretic.ca/joinus https://www.syncretic.ca/important-issues-declining-populati https://www.syncretic.ca/immigration-cost-and-quota https://www.syncretic.ca/aboutus-ourvision Why and how would the Syncretic Party be taken over by Elites? You have a chance to put your money where your mouth is, like many others, and yet you choose to do nothing. If the people really cared they would support those trying to accomplish the very things you are hoping for.

Most Canadians see them as separate things so we need to present it as such. This way it is 100% clear regarding our stance. From a legislative aspect, we could have one transparency act. For the purpose of outlining our platform, we call out accountability and transparency for each category on our website.

Press releases and brochures once we get to the point where we can do that. Native transparency: Can you elaborate? Anytime tax payer money is involved we need transparency and accountability. Whether it is first nations related or not is irrelevant.

Please stand by. We're updating our website and twitter accordingly and will post here with those precise words some time later today. We would appreciate you (and your friends) joining as members as well, since we're seeking registered status.

Already answered. If you scroll up you will see our response, which was quoted below:

The question was not evaded. It was answered - see bold and underlined: If you'd like a more direct answer: NO. Our party will not whip votes. This question was also answered - see bold and underlined: If you'd like a more direct answer: NO. Our party will not meet in secret/private with lobbyists.

They back the environmental movements that work in their favor - such as the anti-nuclear movement in the 50s and 60s. We are against this - as shown in the links posted. Except our party does. Did you read the links posted? Fair point. It will remain to be seen how Libertarian he will really be. We're in it for the long haul.

This is somewhat difficult to answer. The purpose of organizing something like a political party is so that individuals with common beliefs can band together to take action in what they believe in. At the same time, Canadians vote for political parties because they feel those political parties best serve their interests. If you are an elected member of Syncretic, you obviously have to believe in the core values. It isn't necessary for you to agree with everything but you must believe in the core values. In addition, as elected members its important that you represent the best interests of your constituents and if they (cons.) voice their beliefs the elected members should listen. That being said, we believe that one of the bigger issues with "democracy" is that sometimes people are not informed. Nuclear power was new technology in the 50s and it was something that would have revolutionized our societies. People like the member "Rue" have a misconception about nuclear power. If we had pursued it aggressively, this whole climate change/global warming issues would have never occurred. The main people fighting it were environmentalist backed by the oil industry. Ironic. To give your question a more direct answer, it's more important for us for the constituents to be represented than to whip votes since the core values of the Syncretic Party is based around "Canadians and Country first, always". https://www.syncretic.ca/aboutus-ourvision https://www.syncretic.ca/aboutus-commitment Yes. We believe you are either Canadian or you are not. We think many of the Acts surrounding First Nations need to be reworked. We want a unified country, under the same flag. We don't believe anyone should get special treatment. The issue is that it is a very sensitive topic. We think it's something that needs to be addressed gradually, starting with accountability: https://www.syncretic.ca/first-nations-accountability Maxime (m not n) Bernier is Libertarian-lite. He is against net neutrality and he believes that climate change/environment is something that should be left up to the provinces. While we believe his heart is in the right place for many things, his view points on some issues are fundamentally at odds with the greater good. As a libertarian-lite, he believes in free markets and minimal government. Are you okay with the government reducing/abolishing standards and safety guidelines in the name of profit? We are not interested in going back to lead paint and asbestos in buildings. We're looking to change this. The truth should never be blasphemy. https://www.syncretic.ca/immigration https://www.syncretic.ca/immigration-irregular-immigrants https://www.syncretic.ca/immigration-cost-and-quota It's one of our main topics but the issue is no one seems to be interested in supporting us. It's unfortunate that so many Canadians are upset with the status quo, but refuse to pitch even a single dollar in helping someone, anyone, to change the system. Look at how many people have viewed this thread and responded. If each one of them had donated even 1 dollar, we would have more momentum to try and change things. We've come to find that Canadians love to complain but hate taking action. Thanks to everyone for your input.

Thank you for your response. This is taken out of context. " Who owns the roads and highways? The governments do. Who repairs, maintains, upgrades, constructs, and services them? Private construction companies. It's the same concept. Would you argue they aren't construction companies because they don't own buildings and infrastructure? No. There is specialized knowledge and service there. A telecom company is more than just service. " It was a rebuttal to their point. As for the poor condition, that is debatable. Quebec - certainly awful. Depends on the province. Telecom can costs millions and billions, depending on the scale and scope of work being discussed. The telecom progress you mention is the world becoming more modern, it is not a proof that it was thanks to the telecom companies being innovative. With the Canadian telecom companies desire to ban VPN and net neutrality, we find it hard to believe that Canadian telecom cares about true innovation.

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Hello, It wasn't - I misread my information card. Thanks for catching that! Original post edited.

Who owns the roads and highways? The governments do. Who repairs, maintains, upgrades, constructs, and services them? Private construction companies. It's the same concept. Would you argue they aren't construction companies because they don't own buildings and infrastructure? No. There is specialized knowledge and service there. A telecom company is more than just service. Competing in telecom right now means you need to own your infrastructure or lease it from a company. Telecom infrastructure costs millions. There is no way to innovate. Leasing from the government would be much more affordable and allows people to set up a company really quickly. This would even allow foreign competition. Also, companies that want to participate in our telecom industry need to lease bandwidth anyway - so leasing infrastructure wouldn't really change much: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_auction https://www.syncretic.ca/telecom-reduced-rates https://www.syncretic.ca/economy-diversification How do you innovate an industry that has an extremely costly barrier of entry and is very regulated? Competing in telecom right now means you need to own your infrastructure or lease it from a company. Telecom infrastructure costs millions. There is no way to innovate. https://www.syncretic.ca/economy-diversification

There is no such thing as free money: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-money-laundering-problem-may-be-much-worse-than-imagined/ If you can take a minute to read this: https://www.syncretic.ca/important-issues-declining-populati it will explain why reproduction is important for a nation. It's actually the reason immigration is being pushed so strongly by governments in modern societies. It's also the reason Japan recently relaxed its stance on immigration. We're not interested in being in people's bedrooms. We just want to create an environment where Canadians can have a normal life, which includes being able to have a family.

Canadians buying real estate will also generate tax revenue. Our interest is on banning residential real estate owned by foreigners. Not all real estate. Other than high interest rates and high credit, etc - foreign buyers and speculation has driven up pricing. Permanent residents and Canadian citizens should be given priority when it comes to housing. Canadians not being burdened by debt means they are more capable of spending money to stimulate the economy, being healthier, and having families. That is much more important to us than generating some tax revenue by foreign nationals purchasing homes. We take issue with Canadians renting apartments in homes owned by foreign nationals. If foreigners need to stay in Canada, they can rent from Canadians. We want Canadians to be home owners, not renters. What will happen to renters when the increased mortgage (due to the increasing tax rates) that home owners have to deal with will be passed on to them? In addition, this tax resident measure will ensure that money laundering is not possible since tax residents can be investigated by the CRA. https://globalnews.ca/news/3773729/richmond-incomes-downtown-eastside/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4675402/money-laundering-tip-portal/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4149818/vancouver-cautionary-tale-money-laundering-drugs/ The foreigners that wish to stay can become permanent residents and eventually Canadian citizens. If we can discover a better method of dealing with these issues, we will go that way. Until then, we feel this is the best course of action. We really do appreciate your feedback. If you'd like to go in more detail regarding your point or argue our retort, that would be welcomed.

https://www.syncretic.ca/important-issues-housing " A number of reasons exist for why real estate prices are so high: very low interest rates and high credit, supply, demand, foreign interest, and speculation. One of the reasons for the increase in housing value is due to foreign nationals interested in parking their investments, tax-free, in Canadian residential real estate. [...] An increased population has also skewed the supply and demand of the real estate market, further driving up prices. Provinces, municipalities and cities have much more influence on housing prices than the Federal government, by controlling the amount and type of residential real estate that is built in addition to the amount of red tape required to approve and construct real estate. The problem is multi-faceted but lies mostly in the hands of provinces, municipalities, and cities. [...] Many countries in the world have restrictions on non-citizens purchasing residential real estate. We believe it is time for Canada to adopt a similar stance on housing. The Syncretic party proposes that only Canadian citizens and permanent residents can purchase residential real estate. In addition, those that wish to purchase residential real estate must be declared Canadian tax residents. " This would help combat real estate money laundering as well.

Our platform includes the following: -We need to ramp up oil production and exports; -Nuclear power technology is the solution to climate change, not *only* renewables and carbon tax; -Immigration is a symptom. Our focus is on why immigration is necessary and to fix what causes that. Other parties just care about immigration itself; -Significantly increase military funding and overhaul the procurement process; -Ban foreign ownership of residential real estate; -Increased awareness and support for men; -Less government regulation; -Planning for the North West Passage and Arctic Sovereignty; and -Dental coverage in healthcare. We don't see any of the other parties pushing for any of the aforementioned. We feel we are sufficiently niche.

We may have some similarities but much of our platform is very different from the NDP.

Thank you for the follow up. We agree with all your points. A simplified and streamlined process is required. We were hoping for more members to challenge and question us. Thank you for the follow up. We will be releasing our costing plan later this summer. https://www.syncretic.ca/telecom-reduced-rates Were you able to read the link we provided you? We would not be nationalizing the telecom companies. We would nationalize the infrastructure. We would begin building a modern and nationalized telecom infrastructure, paid for through city/municipal bonds and sourced with Canadian only parts and labor. A discussion with the telecom companies would be had regarding the telecom infrastructure and whether there is interest to sell the infrastructure at a reduced rate. We would not be buying or nationalizing the companies. The interest is in the infrastructure. This is a long term plan. Regarding childcare affordability, we would modify: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/canada-child-benefit-overview.html "New Canada Child Benefit will provide a maximum annual benefit of $6,400 per child under the age of six, and $5,400 per child aged 6 through 17". We would abolish the payout for children between the ages of two and six. That money would, in cooperation with the provincial governments, be used to pay for daycare instead. Quebec currently pays between 1 and 2 billion dollars a year for its childcare. We believe this would be better since this allows both parents to work until the child is capable of going to school. In addition, more people working would equate to more taxes. We hope you feel this answers your questions.

One of our mandates will be to increase transparency and accountability. We agree with you and we do not intend for any back rooming dealing.

Thank you for your feedback. Most of the Canadian political parties are somewhat centered, except for maybe the NDP, so in some instances there will be similarities. At the end of the day, I think we all want what's best for Canada, it's just a question of how do we get there. The issue with the current political parties is they seem to focused on mudslinging and virtue signaling. We are not interested in that. Certain issues, like nuclear power and men's rights, are considered political suicide - yet we think they're important topics that need to be addressed. We are looking to be completely objective, transparent, and focused on a Canada first mentality. We are looking to do what's right and best, and not to pander for the sake of votes. Telecom: https://www.syncretic.ca/telecom-reduced-rates The information is in that link. This is something that we will have to assess in terms of how the telecom powers-that-be want to play. In any case, we think Huawei is a serious threat and needs to be completely removed from our infrastructure. It will cost money at the end of the day but it needs to be done. The world is moving away from fossil fuels as an energy source. Many countries have set limits on Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles and are phasing out a number of fossil fuel and coal dependent plants. However, oil and its derivatives will always be necessary in our world. Our economy is heavily reliant on the oil industry. We think we need to keep exporting oil and using it to our advantage. We would increase oil exports. Our goal isn't to shut down oil, it's to introduce environmentally friendly technology and initiatives. https://www.syncretic.ca/environment-don-t-worry-alberta The answer to all of this is nuclear power: https://www.syncretic.ca/environment-electric-infrastructure If it wasn't for misinformation and oil lobbyists, we wouldn't be having this climate change mess right now. We would have pursued the greenest and most consistent form of power we know - nuclear. 50% of electricity generated in Ontario is from nuclear. 20% of the power generated in the US is from nuclear. +70% for France. There are close to 500 nuclear reactors in the world. The fear and issues surrounding nuclear power are over stated and exaggerated. Our goal is to educate the public on nuclear power. We plan on increasing research and standardization. You can read up on Small Modular Reactors (SMR) which are very cheap mini nuclear reactors that are safer and have less stringent requirements than your standard nuclear power plant. There is an interesting documentary called Pandora's Promise which deals with nuclear power that you may be interested in watching. You can find it for free on youtube. As for diversification: https://www.syncretic.ca/economy-diversification Thank you for your feedback. We actually don't want to micromanage the economy. What we want to ensure is that Canadians have jobs. What we do take issue with is when certain industries fleece Canadians of every dime they have. We have the most expensive telecom rates in the modern world. We also are against virtue signaling. We would completely do away with the whole "gender impact" assessment. https://www.syncretic.ca/economy-diversification "The Syncretic party believes the following is required to jump start the Canadian economy: Aggressively enforce existing policies and laws instead of turning a blind eye to oligopolies; Remove protectionist policies that limit competition; Streamline regulatory process; Assess which markets can be safely opened to foreign competition and open them; Markets which can’t be safely opened to foreign competition will have the infrastructure nationalized and companies will compete on service; Reward innovation and entrepreneurship; Increase trade with countries other than the U.S.; Diversify the Canadian economy, with a focus on developing new technology; Provide incentives for companies to hire Canadian employees; and Change the business culture to reward investing in employees and thinking long term instead of short term." We aren't soft on crime. We just don't see the point in further burdening the Canadian tax payer because of lesser crimes. We actually plan on having more severe punishment regarding corruption and white collar crimes. https://www.syncretic.ca/crime-rehab-and-prison Thank you for your feedback. Noted. Thank you for your feedback. Part of the issue has been a culture shift from traditional roles to a career centric mentality. Women are being encouraged to be more career oriented. While this isn't necessarily bad, it does have the consequence of decreasing the fertility rate and increasing the age at which a woman has children. http://www.oecd.org/els/family/44720649.pdf While it is up to the individual, those that wish to have children will be restricted from doing so until it is financially viable. Family: https://www.syncretic.ca/family https://www.syncretic.ca/important-issues-declining-populati "This decrease in live birth rate coincides with when female labour force participation significantly increased after World War 2. Between the 1950s and 1980s, female labour force participation increased from 25% to ~60%. This increase was led, first and foremost, by married women. Women being encouraged to focus on their careers as opposed to adopting traditional roles, in addition to a culture shift towards a career centric life, has played a role in decreasing the fertility rate. Recently, the increased cost of living, unaffordable housing, limited job opportunities, and increasing debt has made it such that it is almost financially impossible for the average couple to have enough children to grow the Canadian population. The best way to remedy this is to improve the economy, reduce living costs, and financially support new families. The future of our country depends on it. " Yes we have considered this and we are still working on our costing plan. Income Inequality: If a company wishes to claim corporate welfare (business write offs), it can only do so if it has a significant Canadian work force. The idea being that if a company wants the tax payer to foot part of the bill, the tax payer needs to benefit. Automation tax is something that will be assessed and not yet certain: https://www.syncretic.ca/income-inequality-automation There is an increasing trend towards automation, which will put increasingly more people out of jobs. The repercussions are such that it will become a financial burden. This is one of the arguments for Universal Basic Income (UBI). Automation provides a decrease in cost for companies - which is the exact reason for the shift. As such, a tax wouldn't necessarily reduce the margins of profit for a company that includes automation and it still allows the Canadian government to collect sufficient taxes for its purposes. We plan on removing unnecessary regulation but for things like food, quality is important. We are aware that the US heavily subsidizes it's dairy and wheat industry. In this instance, however, the reduced regulation would be for companies situated in Canada. Military: https://www.syncretic.ca/military Not all of the equipment we buy is scrap but we do purchase second hand. The procurement process needs to be re-hauled in the sense that there seem to be many efficiencies which end up costing the tax payer millions of dollars. Whether it's replacing the Browning, our CF-18s being replaced by Australian F-18s, our rusting navy, etc - it seems that the military is severely underfunded and the procurement process always goes sideways. We plan on growing the military. The founder spent some time in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve. We ideally would purchase locally but we need to ensure that the equipment procured works as intended. Thank you for your feedback. Maybe you can elaborate what you mean by that? We are looking for increased transparency. https://www.syncretic.ca/first-nations-accountability Thank you for your feedback. What do you think would convince your wife to vote something other than Liberal? Thank you for your feedback. There is a lot that we would do differently but we would appreciate it if you could be more specific in what you want to know. Thank you for your feedback. Our goal on climate change is to introduce more nuclear power and to pass policies which will change our approach to environmental issues such as the loss of bees, the fact that only 10% of plastics are recycled, over fishing, and geo-engineering. We are not looking to only reduce our effect on the environment but to actually reverse it. Our approach is much more aggressive than the existing parties. In doing so, however, we will create jobs. As for voting for the PP, that will just split the conservative vote.

Hello, We are the Syncretic Party. We're a political group looking to gain registered federal status. Our website is https://www.syncretic.ca Looking forward to your feedback. Regards, Syncretic Party

This thread was a good read.