Canadian Advancement Party

Day 699, 17:11 • Published in Canada Canada • by Bruck

Good evening eCanada


Official CAP banner coming, for now enjoy this picture of two of the greatest Canadians

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Tonight I have the pleasure to announce to you all the formation of eCanadas newest political party, the Canadian Advancement Party. In recent days we have seen the emergence of several new parties including the return of CHAOS and the formation of the Canadian Anime party. But unlike these parties the Canadian Advancement Party has a solid platform, interest in promoting it's membership on a personal level, and the commitment and drive to push through and emerge a great and active party. The CAP and myself personally feel that there are several key issues that need to be addressed at the party and federal level and these issues will be the cornerstone of our party until they are mended. These key issues include the following; transparency, the economy, education, and military reform.

The Canadian Advancement Parties commitment to promoting Canada is founded on the principles that our government, and this party, must be transparent in all it's actions or it's actions should be questioned by the people. Too often have we seen the downward slide of withholding information and tight lipped secrecy become an avalanche of nothingness from our government. During my 2nd term as President I instituted this nations first transparency act which created the separation of Congress into open door and closed door. This system however is not perfict and can at times be abused while Cabinet often feels it has no need to be transparent. To doubt things are being done would be a mistake but we must ask ourselves, "what?" But if asked for accounting of the costs spent during the war, or after for that matter, I highly doubt our government could come up with any accurate figures. Furthermore, Congress has become increasingly segregated from the governing of our nation while the real power lies in our appointed cabinet where ministers are hired as political gifts and fired at whim. What I proposes is the compulsory addition of our nations elected Congressmen to Cabinet. Appointments of non Congressmen will remain but half should be made up of elected representatives who are knowledgeable in our nations top fields. This will bring Congress into a far more informed and involved position from it's current position of receiving information on and need-to-know basis. This is not how we should be treating our nations Congressmen, whom are elected to represent the people.


If transparency is the cornerstone of a government then the economy is the cornerstone of a nation. As we painfully learned some months ago, wars are won by gold and for a nation to survive it must have as much gold as it can possibly acquire. This is why the CAP will push and push until our nations gold reserves are overflowing and our nations citizens can afford any luxuries it wishes all while our nations businessmen enjoy a healthy profit. This will not be done by simply altering taxation rates. Raising or lowering taxes by a few points will not solve our economic problems overnight and it will take months for the markets to reach equilibrium again. What the CAP proposes is the creation of several government owned companies to meet domestic needs and regulate the markets. If our economy begins to slip the government will be capable of taking direct action as a stabilizing factor all the while bringing in much needed gold for the nations coffers. Besides government run companies what the CAP proposes is a heavy use of the Monetary Markets in investing government currency and translating it into more gold down the line. Furthermore, most of eCanada's big business' operate in the black market. For those of you that are uncertain of what I am talking about I mean they produce iron and then donate it directly to their weapons companies, as an example, thus bypassing taxation which can consume large quantities of profit. The CAP will push for an outreach program whereby organizations and business owners are contacted and agreements are worked out with each so that we can continue to keep them in the mix. These companies will be contacted and tax statements will be requested to ensure they are paying their taxes. The combination of these strategies with the continuation of regular CAD printing will see the rise of a strong Canadian economy that can withstand any foreign invasion, of course, with a little help from our friends.


Because of my personal experiences leading Bruck's Canucks I know the value of education on the personal level. Simply writing up and presenting long winded articles on "everything you ever wanted to know about erepublik, but were afraid to ask" isn't going to help the majority of new citizens. It won't even help a quarter, and that's counting just the active ones. Few new citizens will join erepublik and read 10 pages of FAQ's, and that's only if they join at the right time. The CAP and myself personally will push for a one on one approach to education and mentoring. I present a new school of thought to eCanada and it is tested and proven within the Canucks, a 100 strong citizen army. With the resources of a nation it will too succeed. Our nations Army will instruct new citizens/soldiers in a mentorship program. A complete overhaul of the current military system will be implemented (more on this in military reform). Platoons of ten members will be split into two units of 5 with each unit commander not only passing down orders but instructing it's members in all aspects of erepublik and keeping them involved and industrious. This means getting to know the citizens each unit leader is to instruct and helping them to get involved and stay active while showing them when they can do in erepublik if they stick it out. Each platoon commander will teach unit commanders finer points and so on and so forth until we get to the President who watches over the our nations executive and whom should be the knowledgeable of all. A link to this mentorship program would be included in the new citizens welcome message and as soon as they sign up they will be contacted by a unit commander who will request they join their unit and receive instruction right away. This program will show the new citizens that they are very welcome in our community, that they can easily get involved, and what they can do if they stick it out. This system also has several military applications as well as these citizens would all be directed to fight under the command of the CAF.


With this new system of mentorship we see the need for military reform. Having commanded the CAF long ago I recognize the need for some alterations and innovations to our current system. I would never speak ill of the CAF, our soldiers do a fine job and have proudly represented Canada on many occasions, but when new ideas present themselves only a fool would ignore them. As mentioned before, a complete overhaul of the military will be called for. The CAF as we know it will remain but a great push will be made to institute privately run military groups under the direct control and supervision of the government. This will be essentially what Bruck's Canucks has done although with government funding and regular supplies. Each unit will be responsible for the recruitment, logistics, and training of it's members. With the mentorship program I have explained earlier we will see our private military groups jumping over each other to get the newest registered citizen into their unit. New citizens will feel more welcome then ever before and who could resist the feeling of a level 18 General begging you to join his force and receive his instruction? At first commanders will be chosen for their experience in this area, their willingness to work under this system, and their enthusiasm and drive. But they need not be Field Marshals or Generals, just active and willing to build our nations armed forces. These groups will be maintained at the minimal level to build and maintain their own supplies. The effectiveness of these groups will be closely recorded and should they meet expectations an expansion of their forces will be called for.


As you can clearly see the CAP has big plans for Canada and I feel strongly that if all of these programs were implemented tomorrow eCanada would be a much greater place. If you have any questions or concerns about this platform and the Canadian Advancement Party please contact me directly or leave a comment here. If your interested in joining please do so now and send me a message, there is plenty you can do to help and I will be keeping everyone involved and active. Together we can create a strong eCanada and together we can make the changes we need to make this a game for everyone, not just those at the top. Advance Canada! Advance!


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Bruck
President of the Canadian Advancement Party