Rent control, addictions treatment in campaign spotlight

Published Apr 06, 2025 • Last updated 2 minutes ago • 1 minute read

Pierre Poilievre, Mark Carney and Jagmeet Singh will be among the party leaders facing off during the five-week campaign heading into the April 28 federal election. Postmedia

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Pleased to say that I’m friends with all three of these women repping for their parties.
More voices, not less. pic.twitter.com/lOEKykAgb7

— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) April 6, 2025

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This is the announcement for the supposed moderate party that would attract centre right people.
They can’t afford microphones or breakout boxes, or lighting.
A supposed centre right party led by someone who was NB NDP leader from 2011-2017.
So weird. pic.twitter.com/cjiNDyRrre

— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) April 6, 2025

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NDP PROMISES NATIONAL RENT CONTROL, TORIES FOCUS ON ADDICTION TREATMENT

The NDP promised Sunday to protect tenants through a program of national rent control, while the Conservatives focused their campaign trail message on addictions treatment, The Canadian Press reports.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in Halifax that his party would tie federal housing funding for provinces and municipalities to tenant protection policies like rent control. The party says it also wants to ban fixed-term leases, “renovictions” and other practices it says are aimed at pushing people out of their homes and driving up rents. The NDP says it would also prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to co-ordinate rent increases.

This is a hot take—but it shouldn’t be.

For decades, Liberals and Conservatives have built a system that not only allows, but encourages, corporate landlords to put profits before people.

New Democrats will ban corporate landlords from buying up affordable buildings and jacking… pic.twitter.com/4SKO6opYdr

— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) April 6, 2025

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, campaigning in British Columbia, said at a press conference in New Westminster that he has a plan to tackle drug addiction in Canada. Poilievre announced a Conservative plan to fund recovery treatment for 50,000 people facing addiction.

Carney’s radical Liberal candidate pushed radical drug liberalization policies as Vancouver Mayor that spiked overdoses 600%.

A 4th Liberal term will deliver more crime, chaos, drugs and disorder.

Vote to bring our loved ones home drug-free. Vote for change. Vote Conservative. pic.twitter.com/LgNurz5FIn

— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) April 6, 2025

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