Thursday, July 9, 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

Trudeau Tells Harry And Meghan To 'Enjoy Every Minute' After Birth Of Baby Boy

Trudeau Tells Harry And Meghan To 'Enjoy Every Minute' After Birth Of Baby Boy
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending Canadian well wishes to the world's newest royal parents.    

Trudeau Tells Harry And Meghan To 'Enjoy Every Minute' After Birth Of Baby Boy

Attention Shoppers: Naked Man Takes Run Down Aisles Of Saskatchewan Food Store

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The Crown wants a year in jail for a man convicted of running naked through a grocery store and into a meat cooler in northern Saskatchewan.    

Attention Shoppers: Naked Man Takes Run Down Aisles Of Saskatchewan Food Store

Study On Cancer Prevention A Message For Governments, Canadians: Researcher

Study On Cancer Prevention A Message For Governments, Canadians: Researcher
Researchers who have estimated future rates of 30 different types of cancer hope their study serves as a road map for policy-makers to introduce prevention programs that would help Canadians reduce their risk through positive lifestyle choices.

Study On Cancer Prevention A Message For Governments, Canadians: Researcher

Quebec Immigration Minister Defends Secularism Bill Against Claims Its Discriminatory

Quebec Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says he disagrees with prominent critics who have described his government's religious symbols bill as discriminatory.    

Quebec Immigration Minister Defends Secularism Bill Against Claims Its Discriminatory

Health Canada Approves Reducing Blood Donation Ban For Gay Men To Three Months

Health Canada Approves Reducing Blood Donation Ban For Gay Men To Three Months
Petitpas Taylor says the decision was made at the request of Canadian Blood Services and Hema-Quebec, adding it is a significant step towards eliminating the deferral period all together.

Health Canada Approves Reducing Blood Donation Ban For Gay Men To Three Months

Family Of Murdered Toronto Physician 'Destroyed,' Court Hears

TORONTO — The family of a Toronto woman murdered by her husband has told a sentencing hearing they are heartbroken and filled with rage over her death.

Family Of Murdered Toronto Physician 'Destroyed,' Court Hears