Affordability & Housing
Childcare
Liberal's promises
Tax measures and rebates
Liberal's promise
"This middle-class tax cut will save two-income families up to $825 a year, by reducing the marginal tax rate on the lowest tax bracket by 1 percentage point. More than 22 million Canadians will benefit directly from this tax cut, and middle- and low-income Canadians will benefit the most." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Jobs, Businesses, & Labour
Manufacturing
Liberal's promises
"Create a $2 billion Strategic Response Fund to boost our auto sector’s competitiveness, protect manufacturing jobs, support workers to upskill their expertise in the industry, and build a fortified Canadian supply chain – from raw materials to finished vehicles." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"Build an “All-in-Canada” network for auto manufacturing component parts. With this network, we will work with industry to build more car parts in Canada, limit those parts crossing the border during production, and attract investment into our own industry." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States
National defence
Liberal's promises
"Expand the capabilities of the Navy with new submarines and additional heavy icebreakers to defend the North." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"Creating a first-in-class drone capability that will build and deploy aquatic and airborne uncrewed vehicles to defend our arctic, our undersea infrastructure, our borders, and our allies. This new capability will be matched with an industrial strategy that builds and perfects these technologies so that Canadian companies benefit from Canadian procurements." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will expand the reach and abilities of the Canadian Coast Guard and integrate them into our NATO defence capabilities. Our Coast Guard carries out important work, but we need to update their mission to face changing realities to protect our sovereignty and counter criminal activity, like the trafficking of illicit drugs. That’s why we will give the Canadian Coast Guard a new mandate—and the right equipment—to conduct maritime surveillance operations to secure our coasts." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will modernize our procurement legislation to ensure our Forces can buy the equipment that they need, when they need it—which is now. We can also swiftly surpass our existing defence spending targets and bolster our capabilities by investing in dual purpose infrastructure—whether housing, cybersecurity, or satellite technology—that delivers immediate benefits for both our Forces and the public." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
"We will end the chronic lapsing of defence spending, through the creation of a defence capital account that ensures that even when the timing of an investment changes, every dollar assigned to Canada’s defence will remain for that purpose." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
They may still in the future!
Biography
Valerie Bradford is a dedicated community leader and the Liberal candidate for Kitchener South–Hespeler. First elected as a Member of Parliament in 2021, she served as Chair of the Science and Research Committee and was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. She is also actively involved in 14 Parliamentary associations and interparliamentary groups, working to strengthen Canada’s role on the global stage.
Valerie is committed to working with Mark Carney to stand up for Canadian sovereignty, protect workers, and defend families against the economic threats posed by Donald Trump and his tariffs. Before her election, she spent 15 years as an economic development professional, helping small businesses thrive and attracting investment to Kitchener. She was the inaugural Chair of the Manufacturing Innovation Network and the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo, Wellington, and Dufferin, demonstrating her leadership in economic development and job creation.
Her firsthand experience balancing career and family responsibilities has shaped her understanding of the challenges many Canadians face. She is focused on making life more affordable, addressing housing challenges, and ensuring families have the support they need.
She is the mother of three adult children which she raised as a single mother, and “grams” to four adorable grandchildren.
The people of Kitchener South–Hespeler deserve a strong, experienced voice in government. Valerie is ready to continue delivering results for the community and building an economy that works for everyone - Because we are stronger together!