From right to left: Elizabeth May, Andrew Scheer, Justin Trudeau, Jagmeet Singh and Maxime Bernier are all vying for the leadership in the 2019 election. (Screenshots: CPAC)
Federal party leaders rolled out more promises for voters on the seventh day of the election campaign.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pledges to help families access affordable housing, accusing the Liberals of not following through to address what he calls a housing crisis.
“And 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.”
Meanwhile, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is pledging to beef up benefits for new parents.
Trudeau says that 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 the office, we’re going to start building a national system of guaranteed paid family leave.”
On the Conservative campaign trail, Andrew Scheer says his government would help families save for their children’s education.
Scheer explains if he makes it into office, he would increase the Registered Education Savings Plan grant to a maximum of $750 per year.
“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 federal Greens are emphasizing Canadians’ right to privacy as Elizabeth May continues on the campaign trail.
The party leader 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 to be included, so that Canadians have the right to have their data eliminated.”
Elsewhere, People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier was speaking in Fredericton on Tuesday.
There are 34 days left until the October 21st federal election.
