NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, as members of Parliament return from summer break.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has written to Canada’s premiers asking them to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials by doing the same with their provincial sales taxes.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is asking Canada's premiers to match his pledge to remove the GST from daily essentials like groceries, internet bills and kids' clothing.
"My tax-free essentials pledge, plus provincial sales tax relief, would go a long way to giving people some breathing room." Singh said an NDP government would pay for the tax cut by introducing an "excess profits tax" on large corporations that he says are jacking up prices to boost profit margins.In September, Singh announced that he was terminating the supply-and-confidence agreement his party made with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government.
While the end of that agreement means the prospect of an early federal election has increased, Singh has so far been reluctant to support efforts by the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois to unseat the Liberals on a non-confidence vote.
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