Category Archives: News from Central

Carney’s use of tax havens at Brookfield shows he’ll let corporations off the hook, says Ashton   

This morning’s revelation that Mark Carney personally co-chaired two investment funds registered in Bermuda shows Canadians can’t count on him to make corporations pay their fair share. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Workers Laid Off, Executives Cash In: NDP Says Enough is Enough 

HAMILTON – As Canadians struggle to keep up with rising costs, a new report reveals that executives at Hudson’s Bay pocketed big bonuses—while hundreds of workers are being laid off without severance. The NDP is calling it out as a clear example of what’s at stake in the next election: Who’s really going to fight…

NDP announces plan to cut taxes for working and middle-class families, not millionaires and billionaires 

HAMILTON – Today, Jagmeet Singh announced a plan to put more money in the pockets of the people who need it most—working and middle-class Canadians, families struggling to make ends meet, seniors, and people with disabilities.   Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Union endorsements of Jagmeet Singh exceed a million Canadian workers

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NDP racks up union endorsements as transit workers support Singh  

TORONTO – On Tuesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh secured another union endorsed from the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Canada, as workers across the country throw their support behind the NDP.   Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Canada’s largest union endorses Jagmeet Singh and the NDP, says they’re the only party who will fight for workers   

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Corporate Landlords Cash In—and Mark Carney Helped 

TORONTO – Today, Jagmeet Singh met with renters in Toronto who are facing rising rents, surprise fees, and the threat of eviction—all while corporate landlords like Brookfield post record profits. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Under Mark Carney, Brookfield cashes in while Canadians struggle with housing affordability

OTTAWA – Under Mark Carney’s leadership in August 2023, Brookfield outlined a deliberate strategy to profit off of high interest rates that were pricing working people out of the housing market.  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Poilievre's tax plan helps millionaires the most – just like Carney's

This morning, Pierre Poilievre announced a tax plan that he says it’s about “average Canadians.” What he doesn’t say is that the richest people benefit the most.  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

The NDP will unlock public land to build more homes people can afford

MONTREAL– Canada needs 6 million new homes. Today Jagmeet Singh unveiled the first step in the NDP plan to use every available lever to meet that target and make sure every Canadian can find a home they can afford – by unlocking public land to build rent-controlled homes. Read the full release on NDP Central’s…