US EditionSingh promises to protect tenants with national rent control
- The NDP has promised national rent control and will tie federal housing funding to tenant protection policies, as stated by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in Halifax.
- The NDP argues that housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2015, with the average asking rent reaching $2,109 in January.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced a $250 million annual budget for four years to combat drug addiction during his campaign in British Columbia.
- Singh emphasized the urgency of rent controls, stating, 'the housing shortage is a national crisis,' and criticized the rise in homelessness.
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Poilievre Pledges Funding to Treat Drug Addictions, Singh Vows National Rent Control
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his government will fund recovery treatment for 50,000 Canadians affected by drug addiction, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh vows to implement national rent control if he is elected prime minister in the upcoming April 28 federal election. Liberal Leader Mark Carney has no public events scheduled on Sunday. In his latest electoral promise on April 6, Poilievre pledged he would expand drug recovery program…
Conservatives target supervised consumption sites, NDP promises rent control
A Conservative government would prevent any new supervised consumption sites from opening, while making it harder for existing sites to operate, leader Pierre Poilievre announced Sunday, as he provided greater detail into his approach to a form of harm reduction he has repeatedly condemned.
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