I don't think this would be a good idea for three reasons.

First, as has been mentioned, we do not need more committees. All this organizational structure is good, but without people to help out, nothing will happen.

Second, this is really already in the domain of the Platform Information committee, or of the Federal Council which is late on delivering the platform.

Third, international trade is not really a core issue, nor do I believe it should become one. There's far more to international trade than just selling our souls, and while we don't like that bit, we can speak out perfectly fine against it without focusing on the rest of trade.

[Vote for us because we wont screw you over.]

You're all over thinking it.   Here's my offering:

Vote for us because we wont screw you over.     

Short and sweet! 

I like this one for a few reasons.  For one It is short and sweet.  For another it's a bold statement for a party to make, one that I think a great many voters can relate to.  Yet another is that it introduces a certain language into public politics that, while not quite swearing, is both strong and effective.

I've been thinking about this for several months and am wondering if there's enough interest to warrant moving for the creation of an International Trade Committee.

First off, and if I read Mikkel right, I'm wholly in agreement with him about having too many committees and a lack of manpower to properly utilize them.

Unfortunately I see International Trade as the largest threat to Canadian sovereignty in recent years and quite frankly bi- and multilateral agreements like ACTA and CETA scare the crap out of me.  From my perspective these agreements are designed to undermine our legislative frameworks to favor industry from outside (current) Canadian jurisdiction.

Since I began watching trade agreements I've yet to see compelling evidence that we should be trading our legislation, infrastructure and other fundamentals of Canadian society for little more than "the right" to operate (or expand) Canadian business interests in others' markets.

I'm extremely curious what other members think about this matter; if there's support I'll move for the creation of a committee at the January General Meeting.

Edit: To reiterate from prior postings: I don't disbelieve in capitalism or international trade.  I do however dare to believe in balance and to not believe in the ability of either the Conservatives and Liberals to do what's in the best interest of Canadians in this regard.

how about "100100101101101010"

[Vote for us because we wont screw you over.]

You're all over thinking it.   Here's my offering:

Vote for us because we wont screw you over.     

Short and sweet! 

Bingo, we have a winner.

Exactly stay away from the attack ads. I'd say focus on trying to fire up the 18-30 demographic and get them voting although that is easier said than done.

1500% increase? $20,000 a year...

If I was that guy I'd tell them to goto hell and get some live entertainment in the form of a band or something to play stuff instead.

I have no real research experience, but I could help to gather links, resources, etc. and I have experience writing formal papers for schools, so if need be I could help with any sort of output we may want.

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I think your experience is perfectly fine. I'm not a professional researcher either, though it's good to have people who understand how to collect academic sources and cite appropriately (particularly using a specific citation style).