Pirate Party

Pirate Party

Leader: Mikkel Paulson

http://www.pirateparty.ca/
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The Pirate Party seeks to reform Canadian information laws to meet the needs of the 21st century. Founded in 2009, the party is focused on reforming copyright, patent, and net neutrality laws, while also increasing the openness of government.

 

The Policies and Priorities section was last updated in March, before the 2011 federal election was called. As you may know, candidates and parties make lots and lots (and lots) of promises during elections. So many, in fact, that we can't keep up with them. This Party Profile is a general summary. Get the most up-to-date platforms and information straight from the party's mouth here.
 
Issue Area Policy Source
Accountability and Transparency The government's actions and the data it produces must be made publicly available to Canadians wherever possible. Pirate Party
Copyright Legislation Adjust copyright to meet the needs of artists first, consumers second, and big business third. Pirate Party
Shorten copyright terms and reduce their scope to prohibit commercial copying only. Pirate Party
Science and Technology Require all internet service providers to offer the same level of service for all applications and Internet services. Pirate Party
Shorten patent terms and increase the requirement of originality for granting a patent. Pirate Party
Completely eliminate patents in the following areas: software, pharmaceuticals, business models, genes, and life forms. Pirate Party
Ensure that all research funded by taxpayer money is made available to the public. Pirate Party
 
 

Party Policies

NGOs

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Aboriginal peoples, Adjournment, Amendment, Back Bencher, Bicameralism, Bill, British North America Act (BNA Act), Budget, Bureaucracy, Cabinet, Cabinet Shuffle, Campaign, Canada – United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS), Caucus, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Chief Justice, Closure, Coalition government, Committee of the Whole, Confidence Motion, Constitution, Democracy, Department of National Defence (DND), Dilatory Motion, Dissolution, Division of Powers, Election, Electoral System, Executive, Federation, Filibuster, First Nations, First past the Post, First Reading, Fiscal Imbalance, Fringe Party, Government, Government Bill, Governor General, Hansard, Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition (Official Opposition), House of Commons, Ideology, In Camera, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inuit, Joint Committee, Judiciary, Leader of the Opposition, Legislative Committee, Legislative Supremacy, Legislature, Lieutenant Governor, Lobbying,

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Majority Government, Métis, Minister, Ministry, Minority Government, Motion, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Notice of Motion, Notice Paper, Order of Precedence, Order Paper, Paired Vote, Parliamentary Privilege, Party Convention, Party Whip, Point of Order, Political Party, Président, Previous Question, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office (PMO), Private Bill, Private Members' Bill, Privy Council, Proportional Representation, Prorogation, Prorogue, Question Period, Repatriate, Report Stage, Riding, Royal Assent, Sanction royale, Second Reading, Seigneurial system, Senate, Senate reform, Session, Sitting, Speaker, Special Committee, Speech from the Throne, Standing Committee, Subcommittee, Supreme Court of Canada, The Notwithstanding Clause, The Privy Council Office, The World Bank (WB), Third Reading, United Nations (UN), Voting, Westminster Model, World Trade Organization (WTO), Written Questions,

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