Only one candidate proposed bold policies at the NDP leaders

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Only one candidate proposed bold policies at the NDP leadership forum

by Karl Nerenberg - October 23, 2025 - rabble.ca

EXCERPT: "Lewis has successfully opened a national conversation about his proposal that the federal government create a “public option” in the wholesale food industry.

In the conversation with Bea Bruske he added that he is also proposing similar public options for mobile telephone services and for housing.

Lewis was the only candidate who spoke French, and, in that language, he blamed Canada’s high degree of corporate concentration for the cost of living which, he said “is exploding everywhere in Canada”.

He pointed out how five major grocery chains, five large national banks, and three telecommunications giants control much of this country’s market place. They take advantage of the current economic difficulties, he added, by setting prices that are punishingly high for the average Canadian.

Lewis will release more details of his policy proposals shortly and make them available online. For now, he explained to Bea Bruske that he would finance his proposed public sector initiatives through a wealth tax on the very richest of the rich. . . . ."


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rabble radio - October 24, 2025

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