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Niki Ashton

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Churchill—Keewatinook Aski
  • Manitoba
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $142,937.96

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Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Jan/31/23 3:13:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the rich are getting richer while everyone else is losing out, says a recent Oxfam report. In Canada, the rich and powerful are making record profits while working people and people on fixed incomes fall further behind. This did not just happen. Liberals are refusing to make the rich pay their fair share. Despite Conservative rhetoric, they are keen to let the ultrarich off the hook, too. One thing is clear, whether Liberal or Tory, it is the same old story. It is time for a windfall tax on oil and gas. It is time to increase the corporate tax. It is time to go after tax cheats in our country. It is time to step up for working people and people on fixed incomes. Will the Liberals step up?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Mar/21/22 2:29:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians reeling from the pandemic are having a hard time making ends meet. From groceries to transportation, housing, corporate profits and CEO bonuses, everything is increasing except income and pensions. Canadians are frustrated with this rigged economy. The rich are getting richer and Canadians are paying the price. The NDP has a solution: Tax the rich. Tax the banks and use that money to offer relief to Canadians. Will the government continue to stand with wealthy CEOs, or will it finally take action in support of Canadians who are struggling right now?
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