Saturday, July 4, 2026
ADVT 
National

B.C. NDP platform pledges $3B a year on recovery

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Oct, 2020 05:36 PM
  • B.C. NDP platform pledges $3B a year on recovery

The NDP is promising a rent freeze in British Columbia until the end of next year, a one-time $1,000 recovery benefit for families and an expansion of $10-a-day daycare in its platform released today.

In a news release, the NDP says the plan builds on the work they've done over the past 3 1/2 years to improve health care and affordability, while creating jobs.

The platform is based heavily on the NDP record, with the majority of promises stemming from work already underway or expanding on their pledges.

The party says of 154 platform promises, 60 are new.

It also promises a new Recovery Investment Fund that includes an additional $3 billion a year to build schools, hospitals and other projects.

The NDP says that those projects will create 18,000 new jobs a year.

“Our plan provides the support people need right now and lays out a vision for how B.C. can emerge from the pandemic stronger and more secure than ever," NDP Leader John Horgan says in a news release.

MORE National ARTICLES

Father Accused In Son's Death Says Boy Wasn't Sick Enough To Make Parents Worry

David Stephan and his wife, Collet, are charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life to 19-month-old Ezekiel, who died of bacterial meningitis in 2012.

Father Accused In Son's Death Says Boy Wasn't Sick Enough To Make Parents Worry

12 People Arrested On 'Outstanding Immigration Warrants,' London Police Say

12 People Arrested On 'Outstanding Immigration Warrants,' London Police Say
Police say in a statement that officers responded to a call for service in a residential area of the city's north end Saturday evening.

12 People Arrested On 'Outstanding Immigration Warrants,' London Police Say

Air Canada Reviewing How Crew Left Passenger On Parked Plane

Air Canada Reviewing How Crew Left Passenger On Parked Plane
Air Canada said Sunday it's looking into how crew members could have disembarked from a plane without noticing a sleeping passenger who was left behind.

Air Canada Reviewing How Crew Left Passenger On Parked Plane

Montreal's New, $4.4-billion Champlain Bridge Opens To First Traffic

Montreal's expensive new Samuel De Champlain Bridge opened to traffic for the first time this morning, about six months behind schedule.

Montreal's New, $4.4-billion Champlain Bridge Opens To First Traffic

Mysterious $100 Bill, Life-affirming Note Delights Nova Scotia Town

An anonymous benefactor who secretly placed a $100 bill and an unabashed message of positivity in a Nova Scotia park has delighted and intrigued the town's residents.

Mysterious $100 Bill, Life-affirming Note Delights Nova Scotia Town

Cool Weather Calms Wildfire North Of Vancouver, But Traffic Still Disrupted

Cool Weather Calms Wildfire North Of Vancouver, But Traffic Still Disrupted
The fire along Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky corridor, broke out early Sunday morning on a steep, rocky slope between Horseshoe Bay and Lions Bay.

Cool Weather Calms Wildfire North Of Vancouver, But Traffic Still Disrupted