PR also eliminates the problem of wasted votes. Restorative Justice Justice should be restorative rather than retributive. Crime should be defined as a violation of one person by another, not as a violation of the state. Sentencing circles should be used to complement the judicial process. Reduced government payouts for EI and health care would mean reduced taxes and therefore no take-home pay reductions.
Greens suggest five weeks of vacation per year, disincentives for overtime, and job sharing.
A conservation strategy is needed to protect biodiversity on an evolutionary scale. Canada needs a system of core reserves, buffer zones and connectivity free from development to accommodate viable, self-reproducing, genetically diverse native plant and animal species, including large predators. Wolf and bear hunting should be banned immediately. The use of draggers continues to decimate our ocean ecosystems. We must switch to ecologically appropriate fishing technologies.