Daily Archives: February 23, 2023

Grocery chains raking in record profits continue a vicious cycle for Canadians already struggling to keep up with the cost of living

In response to Loblaw seeing its fourth-quarter revenue rise about 10 per cent to a whopping $14.01 billion, NDP critic for Finance, Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona) issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Billions in subsidies for corporations with tax debt shows how government is stacking the deck against working people

The NDP’s Tax Fairness critic Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) released the following statement on reports that the federal government paid $37.7 billion in pandemic wage subsidies to businesses with tax debts, and even gave $1 billion in CEWS payments to insolvent companies, and won’t be seeking repayment: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site