Layton Touts NDP Credentials as Currency Ebbs Before Vote
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Canadian New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, whose surging popularity may deny Prime Minister Stephen Harper a majority government in the May 2 election, said his economic plan will cut the deficit as quickly as Harper’s Conservatives and create more jobs.
The NDP will slow planned spending increases if government revenue falls short of projections, and a plan to end tax cuts for big companies and redirect part of the money to small businesses will boost employment faster, Layton, 60, said on his campaign jet over the Northwest Territories yesterday.