Grocery-store competition, surgery backlogs, electricity rate freeze among NDP government priorities in throne speech
The NDP government laid out its priorities for the upcoming legislative session in a throne speech on Tuesday, promising to make life more affordable, improve health care, and protect the environment.
Some of the key commitments in the speech include:
- Investing in new infrastructure to increase competition in the grocery sector and lower food prices
- Clearing the surgery backlog by 2024 and reducing wait times for mental-health services
- Freezing electricity rates until 2024 and providing rebates to help people with the cost of living
The speech also promised to make progress on a number of other issues, including:
- Creating a new child-care system that will make it more affordable for families to access quality care
- Investing in affordable housing and rent control
- Taking action on climate change and protecting the environment
- Improving education and skills training
- Making life more affordable for seniors and people with disabilities
The throne speech is the government's opportunity to set out its agenda for the upcoming legislative session. The priorities outlined in the speech will be reflected in the government's budget, which will be introduced later this month.
