Campaign Event: Year Caron

campaign event: Caron said the location holds a special place in his heart it's where late New Democrat leader Jack Layton held a campaign event in 2011 the same year Caron became one of 59 MPs from Quebec elected as part of the NDP's so-called Orange Wave, according to National Observer. Caron who worked for the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada before launching a political career also unveiled his first campaign plank Monday a basic income program, an age-old concept aimed at reducing dependence on social programs. Caron, a former economist who hopes to position himself as a would-be leader with financial acumen, announced his plans alongside his wife and two children at a news conference at a log cabin in Gatineau, Que. Traditional economic plans of yesteryear that promised one thing and result in another is no longer acceptable, Caron said. He said plans to spend the week connecting with supporters in Ottawa, Montreal, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec City and his home town of Rimouski, Que. Our citizens are asking for more and frankly, they deserve not only better, but the best we can give them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.