New Democratic Party

Leader

Don Davies

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Positions on Issues

• Climate & Environment

  Calls for stronger emissions targets, ending all fossil-fuel subsidies, a just-transition framework for oil-and-gas workers, and rapid expansion of public transit and zero-emission vehicle support.

• Cost of Living

  Calls for an excess-profits tax on grocery oligopolies and banks, expanded GST rebate, federal rent controls, and dental plus pharmacare expansion.

• Digital Rights

  Supports stronger privacy law modernization (replacing PIPEDA), platform accountability, and net neutrality. Cautious about C-63's enforcement mechanisms.

• Economy & Jobs

  Centers workers — calls for higher federal minimum wage, anti-scab legislation in federally-regulated sectors, public investment in green jobs, and an excess-profits tax on banks and oil companies.

• Education

  Calls for eliminating interest on federal student loans, expanding free tuition for low-income students, and federal investment in early-childhood education in addition to the $10/day childcare program.

• Healthcare

  Advocates for universal pharmacare, dental care for all incomes, public mental health coverage, and increased federal transfers tied to no-privatization conditions.

• Housing

  Calls for federally-built non-market housing at scale, a permanent ban on corporate single-family home purchases, and rent controls tied to federal transfers.

• Immigration

  Defends robust immigration levels, faster family-class processing, status-for-undocumented workers, and ending the cap on parent/grandparent sponsorships.

• Indigenous Rights

  Pushes for full implementation of UNDRIP, ending all long-term boil-water advisories, child welfare reform, and respecting Indigenous consent on resource projects.

• National Security

  Supports increased Arctic security investment but opposes broad surveillance expansion. Critical of provisions in C-2 that expand border-officer authorities without independent oversight.