OTTAWA — The party leaders are on the campaign trail making promises to Canadian voters, who will go to the polls on April 28. Here is a running list of the promises announced by the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP ahead of election day.
Conservatives
April 11: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promises that he would require banks recognize all skilled trades and apprenticeship programs as eligible for Registered Education Savings Plans.
He proposes a plan to reimburse cities for half of every dollar they cut in development charges. He says the Conservatives’ plan would make it easier to build housing and make those homes cheaper for would-be buyers.
Promises a “one-and-done” approach to approving resource projects if he becomes prime minister. He says his plan is to create a one-stop shop that sees one application and one environmental review for each project. Plan to fund recovery treatment for 50,000 people facing addiction.
Poilievre announces a plan to cut federal sales tax from Canadian-made vehicles to support an auto industry reeling from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Poilievre rolls out his plan to address the trade war. Poilievre says that if he becomes prime minister, he will propose an early renegotiation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement ahead of its planned revision in 2026.
Liberals
April 10: Liberal Leader Mark Carney announces a series of public safety measures.
He wants to speed up major natural resource project approvals and make Canada an “energy superpower.”
He promises temporary supports to help retirees cope with U.S. tariffs that are punishing markets around the globe. He says he will lower the minimum amount that must be withdrawn from a Registered Retirement Income Fund by 25 per cent.
Promises support for the skilled trades through a new apprenticeship grant,
Carney says his government would double Canada’s rate of residential housing construction over the next decade to nearly 500,000 new homes per year.
Carney confirms that a plan to hike the
inclusion rate on capital gains —
Carney announces that his government will eliminate GST for first-time homebuyers on homes sold at or under $1 million.
NDP
April 9: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says an NDP government would establish a complete public pharmacare system within four years of being elected. Singh says the NDP would start the expansion with “100 of the most prescribed medications,” including pain medications and antibiotics, which he argues would cover about half of all prescriptions in Canada at a cost to taxpayers of roughly $3.5 billion.
Singh says he wants to ban foreign buyers from purchasing homes in Canada.
Singh promises that an NDP government would spend $16 billion over four years to build three million homes by 2030.
Singh pledges to implement national rent control to protect tenants from unfair rent increases. Singh says a government led by him would make rent control policies a condition for getting federal housing money.Singh promises to ensure all Canadians have access to a family doctor by 2030. Singh discusses his party’s plan to safeguard
Canada from Trump’s trade war.
Source: ca.news.yahoo.com/
Saturday, April 25, 2026
