Category Archives: News from Central

Singh to First-Time Buyers: We’ll Help you Buy a Home—Not Investors and Speculators

VANCOUVER— Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced a bold plan to help families afford their first home by unlocking the financial power of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to offer low-interest, public-backed mortgages. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh: We’ll cap grocery prices and make food more affordable for Canadians

OTTAWA – Standing at the Parkdale Food Centre in Ottawa this morning, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh delivered a clear message to Canadians: when corporate grocery giants drive up prices and pad their profits, the NDP will step in to protect families and make food affordable again. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh: We Will Stop Corporate Landlords like Mark Carney’s Brookfield from Buying Up Homes and Hiking Your Rent

TORONTO – Jagmeet Singh stood in Toronto today with a clear message: while corporate landlords like Brookfield are buying up apartment buildings and jacking up rents, the NDP will fight back—and stop them cold. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Mark Carney must come clean on stock options 

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Singh: Canadian Workers Built the Auto Industry—We Won’t Let American Billionaires Strip It for Parts 

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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