NDP want Liberals to expand GST rebate, fund school lunches in upcoming budget
The New Democrats have used their agreement with the Liberal government as leverage to push for more ways to save Canadians money in the next federal budget, leader Jagmeet Singh says.
He said he also wants to see the government extend the six-month boost to the GST rebate, introduced last fall, which temporarily doubled the amount people received. “They’re proposing to increase the pain,” Singh said of the Tories’ priorities. “People are already going through pain. They’re already feeling squeezed and hurt. And they’re saying, ‘Cut things to make it even harder on people.’”
“There’s some signals Liberals were open to it … but we want to see if we can continue to apply pressure to make it happen.” The party has agreed to support the minority government in key votes, including the budget, until 2025 in exchange for movement on shared priorities.Canadians can also expect to see a pharmacare bill this year, as stipulated by the agreement, Singh said.The bill would focus on creating a national framework for an eventual pharmacare program, similar to how the Canada Health Act sets up the administration of public health care, he said.
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