Federal NDP pledges mental-health coverage, non-Tesla EV rebates – National [Video]

The federal NDP are pledging tax reforms, mental-health coverage and more homebuilders in their costed electoral platform, as well as a promised wealth tax on the “super rich” which it says could raise upwards of $22 billion each year.

The platform calls for a net increase of $48 billion to the federal deficit over four years, a tally that already builds in large offsets from that anticipated tax revenue from the rich.

“No nurse, no teacher, no tradesperson should pay more than a billionaire flipping stocks,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said at an event in Burnaby, B.C.

He says Canada must defend values like health care instead of following U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead of chipping away at public services.

“We won’t let Trump’s trade war become your burden to carry,” he said.

The party is pledging a rebate for zero-emissions vehicles, one that doubles for Canadian-made cars and exempts any …