Platform:

1. Every 8 hours of every day we are in power, CBC Radio #1 will announce the name of a new Canadian chosen at random from the voters list, who will receive 1 million dollars, tax free, to do with as they please.



2. We will ensure that Canada meets or exceeds current global environmental regulations, as we are all in grave danger from a declining ecosystem.



3. We will maintain the status quo on all other issues, since Canada is already a good place to live. We will appoint intelligent advisors to manage our affairs prudently, in a manner best immitating previous popular federal governments.

Questions and Answers

Is this a joke?

No. The Money Party seriously intends to get elected. The platform is populist because we feel that there is a pressing need to get someone in power to enforce environmental regulations, and the cost of shelling out for 4380 new millionaires is a reasonably low to accomplish this goal. For people who do not care about the environment, what could be more fun than listening in to see if they're the next millionaire? Everyone wins!

What are my odds?

Pretty good: better than 1 in 5000, depending on how many people show up on the voting registry this year. For comparison sake, these are better chances than you'd get playing Lotto 6/49 every week for 49 years straight!

Doesn't that cost a lot?

In a way yes, but in a way no: there's an awful lot of economic activity in this country, and the government actually has just shy of $400 billion to play with each year. The expense incurred by these new millionaires actually only represents around one quarter of one percent of our national revenue. Other parties promise far more radical re-allocations of funding; we're only talking about shifting a tiny fraction of the budget, and it's going straight into the pockets of thousands of lucky Canadians!

I'm a serious person, why would I vote for you?

For three perfectly good reasons: we won't mess up your life by changing everything good in this country, the environmental policy citizens already agree on will finally get enforced, and there's a reasonable chance you'll wake up on any given day of our term and find yourself financially independent. What more can you ask from a political party?

What is your position on Health Care, Education, Welfare, and Tax Cuts?

We're pretty flexible on this stuff, so long as the ecosystem survives, Canadians can continue to debate the right way to run the social programs and tax system in an open forum. To that end, we'll hold regular referendums and online polling to get a feel for how citizens want their hard earned money spent (or refunded), incorporating advice from expert advisors of past governments. The two issues we will not budge on are: a new millionaire must be created every 8 hours, and the environment ministry must continue to have enough employees that it will remain effective. It's a simple platform, and we think Canadians will value our honesty and dedication. If they don't, they can still value a chance at a million dollars!

How do you guys differ from the Green Party?

In two important ways: first, we are blatantly populist. Lots of people are completely disillusioned with the state of politics, and we offer them a simple alternative: consider your vote as a lottery ticket, and we will reward thousands of you with financial freedom. Second, The Money Party does not encourage systematic reform of every aspect of Canadian society. We are moderates when it comes to most of the social and economic policies of the nation, so long as the natural environment gets suitable protection from harm. We like Canada as it is, and just want to make sure it stays healthy well into the future.