Singh echoes ’90s budget cut fears in campaign pitch

April 25, 2025, 11:21 am

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, with the campaign winding down, invoked memories of the infamous ’90s Liberal spending cuts to spotlight his party’s commitment to protecting healthcare funding. His appeal is a pointed reminder of past fiscal woes—hardly subtle political theater, if you ask some critics.

globalnews.ca / Jagmeet Singh seeks to hold Prairie seats as election campaign enters homestretch

The NDP leader has said Ottawa works best when one party doesn't hold all the power.

theglobeandmail.com / Jagmeet Singh has no regrets on not triggering fall vote

Polling data last fall suggested the Conservatives could have nearly wiped out the governing Liberals and easily formed a majority government

ledevoir.com / Singh évoque les coupes budgétaires des années 1990 pour obtenir plus de sièges

Le chef néodémocrate a réitéré ne pas vouloir réduire les dépenses en santé.

thestar.com / Singh conjures spectre of '90s Liberal budget cuts, in pitch to elect more NDP MPs

TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is using one of the final days of the campaign to reiterate his party's commitment to defending health care funding in a potential Mark Carney budget.

winnipegfreepress.com / Singh conjures spectre of ’90s Liberal budget cuts, in pitch to elect more NDP MPs

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