US EditionParty leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment
- The NDP, led by Jagmeet Singh, promises national rent control and links federal housing funding to tenant protection policies, as housing prices have doubled since 2015 in Canada.
- The Conservatives commit to spending $250 million annually for four years to address drug addiction issues, according to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
- Poilievre mentions providing 'results-based funding' to treatment centers that will focus on successful recoveries from addiction.
- Currently, polls indicate that the Liberals lead over the Conservatives in voting intentions as the election approaches.
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Ethics complaint against Sen. Alvarado over rent cap bill
Washington State Sen. Emily Alvarado (D-Seattle) is facing an ethics complaint alleging a conflict of interest tied to her dual roles as a lawmaker and housing policy executive with an organization that lobbied for a rent control bill she sponsored. The complaint, filed Thursday with the Legislative Ethics Board by conservative Glen Morgan of the government accountability group We The Governed, accuses Alvarado of violating state ethics laws by …
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Party leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment
Party leaders focus policy pitches on rent control, addictions treatment - The Turtle Island News
By Catherine Morrison The NDP promised Sunday to protect tenants through a program of national rent control, while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax in the morning that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control. The NDP says housing and rent prices in Canada have doubled since 2…
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