Institute a “Buy-Ontario” Program- Governments all over the world protect local jobs through effective “Buy Local “ policies. Ontario needs a “Buy Ontario” program that would ensure that the billions of dollars in transit and other infrastructure investments create good-paying jobs in Ontario and not in far away places. A study by the CAW suggests that it is possible to have a far higher level of domestic content than the 25 per cent now required by the TTC for its streetcar purchase and still allow for healthy competition. Under the NDP “Buy Ontario” program, specific domestic content levels would be designated for both Ontario and Canada for transit and other categories of public spending such as health and education.

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