Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, on his way to Victoria to talk to the premier, stopped in Nanaimo to walk along the waterfront and talk to people about cost-of-living challenges they91裸聊视频檙e facing.

Singh, accompanied by his family and Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Lisa Marie Barron, walked along the Harbourfront Walkway on Tuesday, July 5.

Singh has been promoting the idea of doubling GST tax credits and increasing child benefits, which would add up to about $1,000 for some families. He said a lot of people are feeling pinched with soaring inflation piling on top of high costs for housing and rent.

The NDP leader said GST credits and child benefit cheques are a 91裸聊视频渧ery direct and very immediate91裸聊视频� way to help people who need it quickly.

91裸聊视频淲ith the GST [credit], we know that as inflation has gone up, the GST revenue has gone up, so that windfall that the government has, we can redistribute that back to people that are squeezed by the cost of living going up, that are feeling it at the pumps, at the grocery store,91裸聊视频� Singh said.

He said raising interest rates as a sole response to inflation challenges 91裸聊视频渨orking families91裸聊视频� and said GST credits won91裸聊视频檛 add to inflation because it91裸聊视频檚 a redistribution of money already in the system.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 hearing day in and day out about people struggling to make ends meet,91裸聊视频� said Barron. 91裸聊视频淪o I91裸聊视频檓 happy to have Jagmeet here to hear from them and also talk about some real tangible solutions that we know that we can push for.91裸聊视频�

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Singh previewed that later this afternoon, he will be talking to B.C. Premier John Horgan about health care. Premiers have asked for increased federal health transfers and Singh supports that increase, saying more money for provincial health systems would help with short- and long-term improvements, starting with hiring more health-care workers. He also suggested the federal government could fast-track immigration for health-care workers who want to come to Canada.

Singh is calling for an 91裸聊视频渋mmediate recovery plan91裸聊视频� for health care.

91裸聊视频淲e need to support it, we need to save it and we need to invest in it91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淥ften when health-care is not at the level that people need it, then you91裸聊视频檒l start to hear folks mention maybe we need private health care and that is dangerous because it91裸聊视频檚 going to mean a two-tier system 91裸聊视频� if you91裸聊视频檝e got money, you get care, and if you don91裸聊视频檛 have money, you don91裸聊视频檛 get care. And we can91裸聊视频檛 let that happen in Canada.91裸聊视频�

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