Government promises

Strengthen oversight on government advertising.

Improve the use of evidence in program evaluation.

Make government data available digitally.

Bargain in good faith with Canada's public sector unions.

Restore the long-form census.

Reinforce Statistics Canada's independence.

Review the government litigation strategy and end appeals or positions that are not consistent with our commitments, the Charter or our values.

Ensure that the appointment of Supreme Court Justices is transparent, inclusive and accountable to Canadians.

Repeal provisions in the *Citizenship Act* that give the government the right to strip citizenship from dual nationals.

Restore a modern Court Challenges Program.

Work with Parliamentarians to reform Question Period so that all ministers, including the Prime Minister, are held to greater account.

Promote free votes and limit the circumstances in which Liberal Members of Parliament will be required to vote with the government.

End the improper use of omnibus bills and prorogation.

Make government accounting and financial reporting more consistent, transparent and understandable to Canadians.

Improve reporting to Parliament.

Ensure that Agents of Parliament are properly funded and accountable only to Parliament.

Ensure that the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is properly funded and independent of the government.

Strengthen Parliamentary committees so that they can better scrutinize legislation.

Disclose the expenses of all Parliamentarians in detail each quarter.

Examine ways to make the House of Commons more family-friendly for Members of Parliament.

Develop a non-partisan, merit-based process to advise the Prime Minister on Senate appointments.

Establish a special parliamentary committee to consult on electoral reform.

Make the Commissioner of Canada Elections more independent.

Bring forward options to create an independent commissioner to organize political party leaders' debates.

Review limits that political and third parties can spend during elections, and propose measures to control spending between elections.

Allow charities to do their work free from political harassment, and modernize the rules governing the charitable and not-for-profit sectors.

Improve access to information to enhance the openness of government.

Enhance transparency in the political fundraising system for Cabinet members, party leaders and leadership candidates.

Modernize the Communications Policy of the government to reflect the modern digital environment.

Take a more modern approach to comptrollership.

Exercise due diligence regarding costing analysis prepared by departments for all proposed legislation and programs.

Make meetings of the Board of Internal Economy open by default.

Repeal elements of the *Fair Elections Act* which make it harder for Canadians to vote.

Conduct a review of government spending to reduce poorly targeted and inefficient programs.

Increase the diversity of bidders on government contracts.

Develop better tools to hold contractors accountable, particularly in large scale procurements.

Publish clear metrics on the competitiveness, cost and timeliness of procurement.

Make more government data available to vendors participating in procurement bidding to encourage better bids.

Ensure prompt payment of contractors and sub-contractors.

Maintain open and collaborative relationships with provinces and territories, with the goal of working together to serve and improve the lives of all Canadians.