Jean Charest, the former premier of Quebec and a cabinet minister under Brian Mulroney, is vying to become the next leader of the federal Conservative party. Charest has positioned himself as a centrist candidate and claims he would pose the biggest threat to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals.
— On health care: Charest would reform the Canada Health Act to "empower provinces to innovate in collaboration with the private sector, while maintaining our universal public health-care model." He would create a $10 billion Healthcare Infrastructure Fund for hospitals and long-term care. He would also prioritize trained health-care workers' entry into Canada. He would increase the Medical Expenses Tax Credit for seniors.
— On housing: Charest says he would tie infrastructure funding to "significant densification" near new transit built with federal money. He would create tax incentives for new multi-unit rental buildings and allow capital gains referrals for rental income invested in more rental housing. He would make the home office tax credit permanent and increase the maximum to $5,000.
— On energy: Charest would introduce an "Alberta Accord" and commit to a new equalization formula. He would repeal Bill C-69, which overhauled impact assessments for energy projects, and Bill C-48, the bill that banned large tankers along the northern coast of British Columbia. He would introduce new "National Infrastructure Corridors" and a "Federal Indigenous Opportunities Corporation" focused on Indigenous involvement in projects.
— On blockades: Charest would introduce a Critical Infrastructure Protection Act to designate "pipelines, utilities and telecom infrastructure, mines, energy production and refining facilities, railways, ports, interprovincial highways, border crossings, airports and other critical infrastructure" as key national infrastructure and make it an offence to blockade, trespass on or interfere with it. Police would have the authority to clear blockades without a court injunction.
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