Conservative Leadership hopeful Roman Baber would focus on restoring Canadian democracy and trust in government to make the country a natural resources "superpower," according to his policy platform, Commitment to Canada.."I am not afraid of cancel culture and I am determined to defend Canada’s democracy and to restore Canadian opportunity," Baber said. "Even if we disagree on some items, I give you my word that you will always know where I stand and you can always depend on me to do what is right.".Baber's policy platform focuses on four key points: defending Canada’s democracy, restoring Canadian opportunity, making Canada a natural resources superpower, and reinstating trust in government..To defend Canada's democracy, Baber would pass federal legislation banning vaccine passports and mandates. He would also repeal the Liberals' "censorship laws," restore parliamentary democracy by decentralizing power from the Prime Minister's Office, and allow MPs to express their views and vote on matters of conscience without fear of reprisal..In order to restore Canadian opportunity, Baber would limit new government spending to the 2% target rate of inflation, end equalization payments by the end of his first term, cut the personal income tax, repeal the carbon tax, phase out supply management, and "encourage competition in federally regulated industries.".To make Canada a natural resource superpower, Baber would repeal Bill 96 "(the Anti-Pipelines Bill)", negotiate the construction of Energy East, Trans Mountain, Northern Gateway and the XL Keystone pipelines, encourage the creation of refinery capacity, and reconsider Canada’s approach to mining and encourage growth of the mining industry..And to restore Canadians' trust in their government, Baber would restore and defend the rule of law, form a judicial inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and "say what we believe and do what we believe is right.".In the policy platform, Baber also outlined his stance on various issues of importance. .A Baber government would assist new home-buyers by doubling the First Time Home Buyer RRSP exemption from $35,000 to $70,000. It would also invest in transit and highways to "encourage the creation of new and affordable communities.".Baber said he believes Communism is "evil," and his government would therefore rally the international community to oppose China’s lockdowns, oppression of religious minorities, theft of intellectual property and threats to Hong Kong and Taiwan..Gun violence will not be stopped with "virtue signaling," according to Baber, which is why his government would respect the rights of law-abiding firearms owners and focus on gun-smuggling across the southern border..To fix Canada's "deficient" healthcare system, a Baber government would negotiate with the provinces a capital injection for the construction of hospitals. He would also encourage the development of more healthcare delivery options and ensure every Canadian has equal access to healthcare "regardless of their vaccination status.".Universal Basic Income (UBI) will create more government dependency and further erode Canadian productivity, according to Baber. He would repeal any semblance of a UBI scheme so Canadians can earn their own incomes.
