The answer is obviously a combination of factors. The NDP has little control over some of these, and more control over others. But the party still needs to do some serious introspection. The first factor working against the NDP is the dynamics of the Canadian party system.
The Liberals are seen as the natural alternative to the Conservatives, so voters fall back on them to block the Conservatives. This is the power of the first-past-the-post system. The fear of a Conservative government was very real during this election.
Polls showed the Conservatives in the lead during the second third of the campaign. The party will address systemic inequities in Indigenous communities by providing adequate housing, clean drinking water, and other public goods. Head-to-toe health care is another priority for Singh, who will invest in truly universal Pharmacare and publicly-funded dental care, eye care, and mental health care. The NDP is also committed to adopting a harm reduction approach to the overdose crisis by supporting increased access to harm reduction, treatment, and mental health services.
Faced with OSAP slashes, an NDP government would bolster Canada Student Grants, eliminate interest on federal student loans, and work with provinces to envision a truly public post-secondary education system. Young people are also feeling the effects of the housing crisis. The proposals of this platform reflect a courage also embodied by the robust fiscal approach the NDP has put forward to ensure these promises are kept. Authors should not be contacted, targeted, or harassed under any circumstances.
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If elected, an NDP government is promising to create at least , units of affordable housing that are also of quality in the next 10 years, with half of them done within five years. The NDP wants to re-introduce year terms for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation insured mortgages that are on entry-level homes purchased by first-time home buyers. That would mean smaller monthly payments. The NDP has promised to make investments that will create over a million jobs in its first term if it ends up in power.
They say EI would also be made available to people who quit their jobs to go back to school, to provide necessary childcare or to protect their health or the health of family members who are immunocompromised. For Canadians who work in seasonal industries, the party is promising to bring back the Extra Five Weeks pilot project and make it permanent to bridge the gap between when EI ends and seasonal work starts.
Singh told Narcity that while the minimum wage for workers in other industries and sectors is up to provinces and territories, he's open to finding ways to help everyone, not just federal employees. To help do that, they have promised to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies and put carbon budgets in place.
They have also pledged to create an Office of Environmental Justice so that disproportionate impacts of pollution and loss of biodiversity on low-income, racialized and other marginalized communities can be addressed. If provinces and municipalities identify it as a priority, the NDP says it would help them move towards fare-free transit to lower emissions but also ease commutes and help people make ends meet.
If elected, the party says it would move away from loans and permanently double non-repayable Canada Student Grants. They want to work with provinces and territories to cap and reduce tuition fees and build towards making post-secondary education a part of Canada's public education system so that there is no cost barrier.
The NDP is in favour of requiring vaccinations for federal workers and says it would work with public sector unions to provide more education, remove barriers and give workers opportunities to get doses. Singh told Narcity he believes the federal government should have a federal vaccine passport that people can use to show proof of identification and vaccination. Other issues that are top of mind for the NDP include strengthening public health care, undertaking the work of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and creating a future that racism, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia have no place in.
The party wants to legislate 10 paid sick days for federally regulated workplaces and expand Medicare to include quality prescription drug coverage for everyone. They are also promising to put an end to high prices on everything from housing to medication. Another NDP commitment is to implement a mixed-member proportional representation electoral system that would ensure voters' choices are reflected locally and federally.
They also want to lower the voting age to To learn more about Canada's New Democratic Party's election promises, check out their campaign platform here. In a touching show of love, Jagmeet Singh revealed that he's relentlessly optimistic and it's thanks to his mom! During an interview with Maclean's , the NDP leader was asked if fighting for Canadians has started to feel futile but he responded that he's both a "spiritual optimist" and "relentless optimist" because his mom taught him philosophical ideals.
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