TORONTO — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says that workers should be paid ahead of creditors when companies like Hudson Bay file for bankruptcy.
The NDP leader began the third week of the campaign meeting with Hudson Bay employees who are going to be laid off when the stores they work at close.
Singh says an NDP government would give “super priority” protections to employees who lose their jobs when a company closes.
This includes making sure that unpaid wages, benefits and severance are paid out before money goes to creditors.
Singh adds that he’d change competition rules to ensure a…
