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VANCOUVER — Inside a packed synagogue in the riding of Vancouver Granville, nominees at an all-candidates meeting are laying out their parties’ ambitious plans.

The NDP hopeful says her party would build 500,000 affordable homes. The Conservative promises to scrap the carbon tax. The Liberal vows to ensure that a national housing strategy delivers local benefits.

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Jody Wilson-Raybould, the Independent incumbent with the highest profile of them all, does not offer the same boasts about setting Ottawa’s policy agenda. She instead focuses on her belief in non-partisan politics and the types of policies she would favour.

“We need to make sure that we are providing opportunities to every individual Canadian,” she replies to a question about lowering the unemployment rate.

“There are many tools the federal government can use to ensure that there are more well-paid jobs in the public service,” she continues, adding that it can also provide tax incentives for small and medium-sized businesses and charge corporations higher tax rates.