Niki Ashton is Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba. She serves as the NDP’s Critic for Tax Fairness, Language and the deputy critic for Indigenous Services. In this clip, MP Niki Ashton explains why we should be critical of the Conservative Party’s claims that they’re “for” the working class.

This is a clip from rabble’s most recent live politics panel: ‘Off the Hill: Mind the gap – the federal budget and income inequality.’ The panel featured guests MP Niki Ashton, rabble columnist and policy researcher Chuka Ejeckam, economist David Macdonald and rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies.

Off the Hill is a fast-paced live panel on current issues of national significance, hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. This series focuses on the impact politics and policy have on people, and on ways to mobilize to bring about progressive change in national politics — on and off the hill. To support Off the Hill, visit rabble.ca/donate.