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Singh says telecom affordability among number of priorities

Briefs | 10/30/2019 3:13 pm EDT
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with media after the official leaders' debate in Ottawa on Oct. 7, 2019./ Photo by Andrew Meade.

OTTAWA NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday that lowering wireless prices is on his list of priorities when Parliament resumes, though the first two issues the party plans to take on are pharmacare and the appeal of a ruling on First Nations compensation.

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