Welcome to The Hub’s Federal Election 2021 Policy Pulse, where we’ll be tracking all the policy announcements from the major parties, with instant analysis from our crew of experts.
With the election scheduled for Sept. 20, we’ll be monitoring 36 days worth of policy ideas, so watch out each morning for the day’s live blog where we’ll be tracking every announcement as it happens.
Saturday
In a bid to lower grocery prices, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole was in Fredericton on Saturday promising to strengthen price-fixing laws, with possible jail-time for executives convicted of pricing.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh promised to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt for eligible Canadians at a campaign stop in Sudbury on Saturday. Singh also promised to double the amount of federal tuition grants and forgive the federal portion of student loans for five years.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau had no public events on Saturday.
