Winnipeg, Manitoba - Cheryl Gallant, MP, is pleased to congratulate the Federal Conservative Riding Association for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke in their success in having two policy resolutions passed at the recent National Convention of the Conservative Party of Canada.

“This is what grassroots democracy is all about. It is a significant achievement on the part of local party members. Our members are concerned about protecting local jobs, lowering taxes and creating new employment in the emerging green economy,” stated Cheryl Gallant. “I am proud of the work they did to bring these local ideas forth from the grassroots to the national party convention. I particularly want to thank Policy Chair Willard Fogal from Chalk River for all his efforts.

The following resolutions submitted by the Federal Riding Association for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke were voted on and passed at the Conservative Party convention recently held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1)      The Conservative Party believes that government should reduce capital gains tax and eliminate tax on capital gains that are reinvested. Lower capital gains taxes encourage saving and investment which means more capital for Canadian businesses, more jobs for Canadian workers and bigger returns for Canadian investors.

2)      ii) The Conservative Party believes that Canada has a natural economic advantage due to an abundance of fossil fuels, uranium, renewable sources of biomass fuel, hydro power generation, and some of the world’s best wind regimes. The Conservative Party believes that government ought to develop a renewable and non-renewable energy framework which takes into account outstanding obligations and which will meet our long-term requirements for domestic consumption and export. The Conservative Party believes that strengthening energy market integration will ensure greater reliability of energy supplies across Canada. The Conservative Party also encourages government to explore ways to reduce barriers to the movement of energy products across provincial and other borders.

     ii) The Conservative Party continues to support exploration for fossil fuels, pipeline
          construction, transportation efficiencies and plant improvements to increase energy
          conversion efficiencies and reduce pollutant and greenhouse gas discharges.

    iii) The Conservative Party supports the application of nuclear energy and its associated
         industries to provide energy to Canadians while reducing negative impacts on the
         environment.

   iv) The Conservative Party believes the government should support and encourage the private development of alternative sources of energy and fuels, including: wind, solar, and geothermal sources of energy: alternative transportation fuels including bio-diesel from oil seed crops and methanol, ethanol, or methane from biomass and organic waste: fuel cell technology and the use of hydrogen as transportation fuel.