Platform Roundup: What Have You Decided?

Platform Roundup: What Have You Decided?

Tara and four friends break down the Green, Liberal, and NDP party platforms and talk about their voting decision for October 21. They also share the astrological charts of the four party leaders, because that is obviously a very important measure for success in any government. CORRECTION: at one point, Tara says “500 new affordable housing units” when describing the NDP platform - this is supposed to be 500,000 new housing units!! CBC Platform Comparison Tool - https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/ [https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/]

The Green Party Platform w/ Taylor Scollon

Taylor Scollon, co-founder of North99, helps Tara to break down the Green Party platform to help you make your election decision on October 21st. Follow North99 on Twitter [https://twitter.com/wearenorth99?s=17] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/wearenorth99/] to stay up today with the latest progressive news in Canada, and subscribe to their Canada Elections Podcast to get in-dept analysis on the most important issues this election. Resources: CBC Platform Comparison Tool - https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/ [https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/] North99 - https://north99.org/ [https://north99.org/]

The Liberal Platform w/ Kate McQuade

Tara and Kate McQuade, the woman behind the Marxist meme account jean.paul.fartre, review the highlights of the Liberal Party Platform. Resources: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/ [https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/]

The NDP Platform w/ Jasmine Smikle

Tara and Jasmine Smikle talk about Jagmeet Singh and review the highlights of the NDP platform. They are joined by special SPECIAL guest Kate Reeve, who provides the vital Gen Z perspective. Tara would like to personally apologize for the sound issues for… a majority of the epsiode… this isn’t her first pod, but it SURE sounds like it!! Resources: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/ [https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2019/party-platforms/]

The Conservative Platform w/ DYQWIQ

Tara and the beautiful boys of Do You Queer What I Queer dive into the highlights of the Conservative Party platform. This is part one of a five-part series which will explore each of the major party platforms in an effort to help you make your decision in the upcoming Canadian election on October 21. Resources: Where, when, how to vote: https://www.elections.ca The Conservative Party Platform: https://www.andrewscheer.ca/en/platform [https://www.andrewscheer.ca/en/platform]