Taxes, trade, tariffs among key topics for federal leaders on first full campaign day
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised a middle-class tax cut of 2.25 percentage points, arguing it would save the average Canadian about $900 a year.
- Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to maintain transfers to individuals and provinces amidst government program reviews, asserting they would not be included in potential cuts.
- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh committed to constructing over 100,000 rent-controlled homes on federal Crown land over the next decade, addressing housing needs.
- Canada's Chief Electoral Officer St�phane Perrault projected the federal election cost at roughly $570 million, which is slightly less than the last election in 2021.
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Taxes, trade, tariffs among key topics for federal leaders on first full campaign day
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders spent their first full day on the election campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers, tariffs and the trades.
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This composite image made from five file photos shows, from left to right, Liberal Leader Mark Carney on March 21, 2025; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on March 4, 2025; NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Jan. 22, 2025; Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet on March 5, 2025 and co-Leader of the Green Party Jonathan Pedneault on March 5, 2025. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Sean Kilpatrick, Adrian Wyld, Justin Tang Federal party leaders spent their …
Here are key topics for federal party leaders on first full day of campaign in Canada
Federal party leaders spent their first full day on the election campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers, tariffs and the trades. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate. After Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised on Sunday a one percentage point cut to the lowest income tax bracket, Poilievre said Monday he would drop the low…
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