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Ontario NDP releases its big spending election platform. We spoke with a housing expert about whether it's feasible

Published Feb 21, 2025 at 6:56pm

Barbara Patrocinio
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Barbara Patrocinio
Ontario NDP releases its big spending election platform. We spoke with a housing expert about whether it's feasible

Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles talks with media after casting her ballot in her riding of Davenport in the Ontario provincial election, in Toronto, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Ontario's NDP is promising $70 billion in new spending over three years, along with $37 billion in new revenue and savings, including increasing capital gains taxes, creating new tax brackets for ultra-high earners, and imposing a luxury residence tax.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

*This story and headline have been updated with additional context from the NDP.

With a week to go for voters to head into the polls for the Ontario election, the NDP has released its costed platform. The NDP proposals involve major investments to address the rising cost of living, introducing new taxes and reallocating government funds to balance the books. We asked an expert to take a look at the plan and asked whether it's feasible.

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