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Already established in the National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA)[1] as a fundamental human right, the RPC will add these same guarantees to safe, reliable access to housing to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and legislate the availability of housing that meets all the personal needs of every Canadian. To be clear, this means the RPC will commit Canada to end homelessness regardless of the financial cost.

While we can't begin to imagine the possible futures that are thousands or millions of years away, we can already see a number of rapidly approaching challenges humanity will face (e.g., space exploration, cybernetics, transhumanism, cryopreservation) in the coming centuries, pushed inevitably forward by the steady march of technological advancement. As we go, we must remember that humans have needs and must be treated ethically, equitably, and compassionately.

The current Canadian electoral system is intentionally designed to minimize the voices of most Canadians. As a first matter of business, the RPC will legislate an immediate transition to a mixed-member proportional electoral system. While we agree it's worthwhile to re-examine older laws still on the books, we can't ignore modern issues which were beyond the imagination of Canada's earliest lawmakers. For that reason, the RPC will commence an overhaul review on federal Canadian laws through a modern lens. ​ The exponential growth in need for energy has transformed it from a futuristic luxury to a fundamental modern necessity. For this reason, the RPC will add personal access to energy to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - no different than food or water.

The RPC will eliminate barriers to immigration such as fees, quotas, and complex application processes.

The RPC will legislate a federal minimum of 4 weeks vacation per year and increase the vacation allocation for part-time employees to 8%; this increase will happen in two phases over no more than 10 years.

The RPC will legislate incentives for replacing inefficient electric coil and environmentally unfriendly gas fueled stoves with induction element stoves.