FAMILY COALITION PARTY OF ONTARIO



 
 

SECTION: What is the FCP all about

LEVEL 2 SECTION: What are the policies of the FCP?

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...in order to write and approve its official policies.

 

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LEVEL 2 SECTION: What are the provincial responsibilities?

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The actual ministerial responsibilities for Ontario are defined in our official policies section.

WHAT ARE THE OFFICIAL POLICIES OF THE FCP?

The official policies of the FCP fall into a natural categorization which corresponds to the ministerial responsibilities of the province of Ontario.

Whether we agree with the Canadian Constitution or not, currently certain broad categories of responsibility constitutionally1 pertain to the provincial government, such as education, health care, economic development, the environment, family law, the administration of law and justice (policing), social assistance and policies that relate to municipal affairs, such as housing, rent control, transportation, etc. 

Some other matters (such as rules for conducting elections, governmental affairs and the ombudsman office to hear public complaints) are also of provincial responsibility and should be above partisan politics.

In fact, it is perhaps easier to define which matters are not the responsibility of provinces, but responsibility of the federal government.
Essentially: Criminal justice, defense and immigration. The fact that the federal government has exercised more responsibilities than these in the past, does not make it right.

REFERENCES:

[1] The Constitution Act 1867 - Section VI, Paragraph 91: "Powers of The Parliament" and Paragraph 92: "Exclusive powers of Provincial Legislatures".

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