NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pitched a plan Tuesday to increase corporate taxes based on the size of the gap between worker and CEO pay — but the legislation may run afoul of House of Commons rules on who can bring forward tax measures.
Singh said he was inspired by legislation United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders put forward in Congress two years ago.
“Right now, when we’re experiencing unprecedented inflation, we’re seeing people that are feeling squeezed. They can’t afford their groceries, they can’t afford their bills,” Singh told a news conference Tuesday.
“At the very same time, the CEOs of the companies they work
