“I’m not Justin Trudeau.” At a press conference in Montreal to unveil the plan against the housing crisis, the leader of the New Democratic Party said (OD) Jagmeet Singh opposed the sale of land in the Peel Basin area to Stephen Bronfman for the construction of a baseball stadium.
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Mr. Singh promised to build “houses that ordinary people can afford” instead in this area.
“I’m not Justin Trudeau. I do not work for billionaires. I stand up for ordinary families, and I am concerned with building more homes than people can afford - including here in the Peel Basin region.”
Jagmeet Singh, leader of the NDP
More details to come.
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