We want to build a society where security, safety, health, and well-being are guaranteed. We work for equality so that everyone has the opportunity for meaningful work, satisfying activity, and shared responsibility. We believe that social and economic equality can best be achieved through equitable access to reasonable income, universal quality health care and education, affordable child care and secure housing. We seek social justice for all in a society which values diversity and does not tolerate discrimination on the basis of one's race, nationality, religion, gender, language, physi- cal or intellectual ability, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to a just and equitable distribution of wealth and to a society where all members contribute according to their ability and receive according to their needs.

The New Democratic Party believes that democracy is the cornerstone of a society based on human dignity and equality. Democratic control of our political, social and economic institutions is essential to our ability to eliminate poverty, unemployment and ever increasing concentrations of wealth and power. We are committed to ensuring our Party and our governments operate on the basis of accountability, openness, and citizen involvement. We hold firm to the belief that the dignity and freedom of the individual is a basic right that must be maintained and extended. We also recognize the right of individuals to have a voice in matters that affect their lives and to have a greater control in the economy, the workplace, the community, and the family.