OTTAWA – During clause by clause for the Liberal government’s much-touted accessibility bill, C-81, New Democrats were profoundly disappointed with the Liberal’s partisanship on display. If done properly, this could have become a historic civil rights law. Unfortunately, the Liberal government chose to ignore the advice of nearly every leading expert in the country. Read the full release…
NDP Critic for Environment, Alexandre Boulerice, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – Today, Liberals on the Government Operations and Estimates Committee killed an urgent NDP motion to review Canada Post’s negotiating tactic to target sick and vulnerable workers in the current round of collective bargaining. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the NDP motion calling on the Liberal government to reallocate the hundreds of millions of dollars in lapsed funding to improve services and benefits for Canadian veterans, passed the House of Commons with all-party support. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – On Monday, the NDP announced they are using their Opposition Day Motion to force the Liberal government to spend all allocated funding to immediately improve services for Canada’s veterans. The NDP says veterans are not getting the respect or services they deserve from the Liberal government following $372 million in unspent funding. Read…
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh today called on the Trudeau government to do more to restore democracy and prevent more violence in Sri Lanka: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Today, the NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
TORONTO – Standing in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced he is committed to eliminating tax loopholes that only help the super-rich get even richer, while regular Canadians are struggling to get by. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Hélène Laverdière (Laurier – Sainte-Marie) welcomes the creation of the Women, Peace and Security Ambassador. Today, Laverdière called on the Liberal government to guarantee funding for the newly created Ambassador during the second hour of debate on Motion 163 today. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
