Federal party leaders rolled out more promises for voters on Tuesday.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledges to help families access affordable housing. He also accuses the Liberals of not following through to address what he calls a housing crisis.
“That’s why we’re committed to building half a million new homes, to support renovations for families in their homes, no-cost renovations to lower their cost of energy, to lower their emissions, and help create jobs,” sasys Singh.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is pledging to beef up benefits for new parents.
Trudeau says on top of the existing improvements to parental benefits, if he’s elected, he will bring in more supports for families.
“Within the first year of being back in office, we’re going to start building a national system of guaranteed paid family leave,” says Trudeau.
On the Conservative campaign trail, Andrew Scheer says his government will help families save for their children’s education.
Scheer explains if he makes it into office, he would bolster the federal contribution to Registered Education Savings Plans by 10 per cent.
“If a couple puts $75 a month into an RESP for their daughter every month for a year, they would receive $270 a year to put towards her education. That’s up from the $180 they would receive now.”
The Green Party is emphasizing Canadians’ right to privacy.
Leader Elizabeth May says she wants to ban cyber-surveillance programs and what she calls the routine monitoring of protesters.
“We also want to require that the right to be forgotten be included so that Canadians have the right to have their data eliminated,” says May.
