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.

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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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