OTTAWA – On Monday, the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner, Mario Dion, agreed to a request from New Democrats to begin an investigation into the attempts by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his office to provide SNC-Lavalin with a reduced punishment stemming from serious corruption charges. This is the latest in a long string…
BURNABY – On Friday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to invite the Federal Ethics Commissioner to investigate the government’s actions regarding SNC-Lavalin which may have resulted in the removal of Jody Wilson-Raybould from her position as Attorney General of Canada. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the NDP reacted to the Liberals’ bill on Indigenous languages by highlighting major flaws in the legislation that don’t meet Indigenous Peoples’ expectations. The bill fails to guarantee stable funding that Indigenous communities depend on to preserve their languages and support language keepers and teachers. Read the full release on NDP…