- NDP would enforce a mandatory vaccination policy. Those who refuse CoVID-19 vaccine could face discipline.
- The NDP would also like to provide paid time off for workers to get vaccinated.
- They have a billion-dollar plan to increase vaccination rates that target remote parts of Canada and vaccine-hesitant groups.
About The New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party is a social democratic federal political party in Canada founded in 1961.
- The NDP has made a promise to reduce emissions by at least 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2030.
- They would end fossil fuel subsidies and stop providing support for pipelines.
- Focus on expanding public transit with the goal of electrification.
- Plans for $214.5 billion in new spending over 5 years
- $166.3 billion in new revenue over five years
- $314 billion expected cumulative budget deficit over five years
- Plans to make home inspections mandatory when selling a home
- 20% tax on homes purchased by foreign buyers
- Plans for 500,000 "quality and affordable" housing units within 10 years
- Open borrowing restrictions to allow people to buy a home with friends and roommates
- $20 minimum wage
- More than 1 million jobs will be created in first mandate
- REquire large employers to spend at least one percent of payroll on training for their employees annually
- Make CEOs who received federal subsidies intended for protecting workers' jobs pay the money back
- One percent tax on households with fortunes topping $10 million
- Income tax hike of two points to 25 percent for the highest bracket ($216,511+)
- Increate the capital gains tax inclusion rate to 75 percent from 50 percent
- Guarantee livable income for seniors and Canadians with disabilities
- Remove control from big corporations to take profit out of long-term care
- Until small businesses can fully reopen after Covid, they will continue providing wage and rent subsidies
- Cap credit card merchant fees at one percent
- Plans to cover the employer's portion of EI and CPP benefits for new and rehired staff by implementing a hiring bonus
- Implement a price limit on mobile phone and Internet bills
- Declare high-speed internet an essential service
- Expand cell coverage and deliver internet to every Canadian community
- Support fair trade in all parts of the country that broadens opportunity
- Defend Canadian workers in trade negotiations by protecting supply management and standing up against unfair tariffs
- National child-care program ($10-a-day)
- Invest in children and ending funding discrimination
- Close the education gap by providing Indigenous communities a safe place to learn and opportunity to succeed
- Create jobs that expand opportunities for Indigenous peoples, and support local economic development by working with Indigenous entrepreneurs