Singh promises more doctors, Carney supports the trades, Poilievre vows to cut red tape [Video]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has unveiled his party’s plan to improve Canadians’ access to primary health care with a strategy designed to retain and hire more doctors, nurses and other health-care workers.

“We’re proud of our values as Canadians, and one of those values that we hold so dearly is the idea we believe in taking care of each other,” Singh said in St. John’s on Saturday morning.

“And what represents that value is our universal health-care system.”

The NDP plan would train more doctors from underserved areas, including rural and remote communities, by investing in regional medical schools. The party is also promising to streamline support for U.S. doctors looking to move to and practise in Canada.