OSHAWA, Ont. — NDP Leader Marit Stiles says if her party forms government she would implement a federal-provincial income support program, direct agencies to procure locally, and create new supply chains for trade-exposed industries.
Stiles announced her plan today to protect Ontario from the effects of 25 per cent tariffs ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Her plan, however, did not come with any dollar figures attached.
When asked about costing, she said an NDP government would work in lockstep with the federal government to deliver the stimulus.
Stiles, speaking today in Oshawa, says Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford can't be trusted to protect workers because he "gave up" in 2018 when General Motors announced it would stop producing cars and trucks in the city east of Toronto.
More production was ultimately secured, but Stiles says the people of Oshawa won't forget that in 2018 Ford said there was nothing the province could do to prevent the shutdown.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2025.
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