OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh marked the end of the parliamentary session on a strong note reminding people that an NDP MP is someone who stands up for everyday people. Over the last four years, the NDP fought to make life more affordable, to protect our environment, to reduce inequalities and defend workers’ rights.…
OTTAWA –This week, a Parliamentary Committee called on the government to release critical information about its controversial plan to overhaul the central heating and cooling infrastructure that services some 80 buildings in the National Capital Region. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – Today, Liberal and Conservative MPs have acted in concert to defeat Bill C-331, the International Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Act. The bill would have given non-citizens the ability to bring civil suits to Canadian federal courts for clear violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights, labour, environmental and basic human rights committed outside of Canada. Read the…
OTTAWA – Today, the House of Commons passed NDP Human Rights Critic Cheryl Hardcastle’s unanimous consent motion regarding the atrocities committed in Sri Lanka against the Tamils. Together, all parliamentarians agreed to seek justice for all families, survivors and victims of violence and war in Sri Lanka. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, New Democrat MPs Georgina Jolibois (Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River) and Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) once again called on the Liberal government to not only enact provisions of Bill S-3, but also to entirely end systemic discrimination against First Nations women. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, NDP Vice Chair of the Parliamentary Ethics Committee, Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay), raised concerns over the Toronto Sidewalk Labs deal. The evidence gathered in recent parliamentary hearings has raised serious questions about the public benefit of this project. In a supplemental report to the committee’s report on privacy and digital government…
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, NDP Energy Critic Peter Julian, NDP Deputy Leader and Environment Critic Alexandre Boulerice, and NDP MP Rachel Blaney condemned Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government’s decision to approve the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA — New Democrat MPs Jenny Kwan, Pierre Nantel, and Roméo Saganash are calling for treaties with Indigenous Peoples to be added to the Oath of Office of federal MPs. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
The PBO report shows that the Liberal government’s housing policy is not working for people: Benson Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Deputy Leader and Environment Critic Alexandre Boulerice has introduced legislation, inspired by Jack Layton’s legacy, which will make sure the federal government fulfills its responsibilities in the fight against climate change. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
