The NDP has released its fully costed platform, which focuses on higher taxes for the wealthiest Canadians, a tax cut for workers, and expanded programming.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh described his platform as “bold” when introducing it in Burnaby, B.C., on April 19, saying it’s focused on helping Canadians.
Here are the five biggest takeaways from the plan.
Higher Taxes on The ‘Ultra-Wealthy’
The NDP has long argued that the wealthiest Canadians benefit from preferential tax treatment and should pay their “fair share” while poorer Canadians struggle to get ahead, and the party’s new platform reflects that belief. An NDP government would bring in $94.5 billion in new revenue by taxing multi-millionaires and the largest corporations….