An NDP-led government would recreate a publicly owned manufacturer of vaccines and drugs, leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday in Windsor, Ont., as he talked up the party’s promise to create over a million new jobs if it wins power in a possible fall election. (The Logic)

Talking point: Policy details are sparse in the NDP’s plan, but Singh said it starts with raising the federal minimum wage and pressing provinces for stricter workplace protections. Singh also proposed “helping Canadian workers make products that people want and need.” In Windsor, he said that means having the government buy Canadian-made personal protective equipment and insist on Canadian steel and aluminum for infrastructure; he criticized the Liberals for not promising to buy Canadian-made trains for their high-frequency rail project.