The NDP must champion self-determination for Quebec, as well as for the Acadian and Aboriginal peoples of Canada. This is a matter of democratic principle. Self-determination is a right of oppressed nations. NDP must champion struggles against racism, sexism, ableism and homophobia. The NDP should actively participate in the direct, mass action wing of the movements for the liberation of women, lesbians, gays, transgendered persons, the physically and psychologically challenged, and victims of racist discrimination.
Legislation only codifies what is won in struggle.
For a clean, safe, sustainable environment Since the advent of the industrial revolution, the Earth's biosphere has been under steadily increasing assault. In their blind pursuit of profit, owners of Capital have poisoned the waters, fouled the air and exhausted the soil. The fight for the survival of all life on Earth is the order of the day, and this fight calls for the most radical and immediate action. Capital will not relent. On to victory Probably the most basic democratic right ever conceived is that those who create the wealth of society should own and control it.