Lauren Collins

2 weeks ago | abbynews.com | Lauren Collins

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Vancouver Tuesday to announce his party's plans to put a permanent ban on foreign homebuyers, but instead questions turned to dropping support for New Democrats. Nationally, the federal NDP is polling at eight per cent.

2 weeks ago | reddeeradvocate.com | Lauren Collins

A task force that monitors security and intelligence threats to Canadian elections says there has been some foreign interference, but not enough to prevent a "free and fair election." However, a panel said the activity Chinese-language social media app WeChat "is not affecting Canada's ability to have a free and fair election." The "information operation" is also "contained to one platform and has not spread further, nor is it affecting Canadians’ abilities to make an informed decision about...

4 weeks ago | boundarycreektimes.com | Lauren Collins

The carbon tax is set to be eliminated in B.C. as of April 1, with the NDP set to table the legislation the day prior. A release from the Finance Ministry Tuesday (March 25) says the the government is "not only halting the scheduled tax increase, it is tabling legislation Monday, March 31." The province says it's notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they can take action to stop collecting the tax from consumers as of April 1.

4 weeks ago | thenorthernview.com | Lauren Collins

The carbon tax is set to be eliminated in B.C. as of April 1, with the NDP set to table the legislation the day prior. A release from the Finance Ministry Tuesday (March 25) says the the government is "not only halting the scheduled tax increase, it is tabling legislation Monday, March 31." The province says it's notifying fuel sellers and natural gas retailers now so they can take action to stop collecting the tax from consumers as of April 1.

1 month ago | thenorthernview.com | Lauren Collins

On the first full day of campaigning, the NDP announced its plan to build on federal land. Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in Montreal Monday (March 24) that the NDP would set aside 100 per cent of suitable federal Crown land to build more than 100,000 rent-controlled homes by 2035. The NDP's plan also includes the redesigning and doubling of the Public Land Acquisition Fund – $1 billion over five years – to acquire more public land to build more rent-controlled homes.