Quebec MP Guy Caron told a news conference in Gatineau, Que., on Monday that he is joining the NDP leadership race. (CBC) Guy Caron, a Quebec MP and former economist with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, is the third candidate to enter the race for the federal NDP leadership.
Caron, who represents the riding of Rimouski–Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, focused on economic issues in launching his campaign Monday in Gatineau, Que., saying his first policy proposal would be a basic income .
"I am an economist by training," he said. "I decided to study economics because, fundamentally, economics is not […]
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