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It’s time to put an end to outrageous CEO pay and tip the scales to favour Canadians.

Article link: https://www.thestar.com/business/2023/06/20/ndp-leader-jagmeet-singh-brings-forth-motion-to-tackle-rising-costs-unchecked-corporate-greed.html

Petition: https://www.ndp.ca/tax-ceo-pay

With a white paper detailing 29 recommendations on advancing trans equality published by NDP MP Randall Garrison earlier this month, the Liberals have the opportunity to model collaboration by working across party lines to tackle anti-trans hate and address the persistent inequities trans Canadians face.

Read the whitepaper here: https://randallgarrison.ndp.ca/sites/default/files/white_paper_on_the_status_of_trans_and_gender_diverse_people-_english__0.pdf

“Privatized healthcare funnels taxpayer dollars directly into more expensive, lower quality care to line private companies’ pockets,” claimed NDP Health Critic France Gélinas. “These profiteers heavily lobby the government, exploit health care workers and create all kinds of conflicts of interest.”

“The significant increase of 51 per cent in lobbying activities over the past year raises serious questions about the transparency of Ford’s government,” she added. “Such a surge in lobbying efforts is concerning and suggests that something fishy is happening behind closed doors.”

For those out of the loop, Olivia is a former school board trustee, city councillor, and NDP MP.

As well, she is the widow of Jack Layton.

Her victory tonight, on a progressive, renter-focused campaign, is a massive
win for the left!

Pharmacare is a proposed policy that would enable people to buy prescription drugs with their government-issued health card, instead of their credit card.

Currently, prescription drugs aren't covered under Canada's healthcare system, so we have an inefficient, american-style patchwork of private healthcare insurers, government programs, and greasy lobbyists.

The Liberals have promised pharmacare since 1997 but have dragged their feet on implementing it every time, and now they are being noncommittal on introducing legislation by the end of the year (which is required under the NDP-Liberal deal)

Relevant Onion video: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

The conservatives just voted against the budget last week, which contained an NDP provision that would expand dental care to under-18s and seniors in households with incomes below $90,000. They've said that dental care is "...more inflationary spending that will make the problem even worse"