Jagmeet Singh introduces mass vaccination plan to get Canadians vaccinated
The Liberal government has failed to be up front with Canadians on when and where they’ll get vaccinated against COVID-19 Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
REALITY CHECK: Sick Leave failure a symptom of PM inaction
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We need to take profits out of long-term care, says Jagmeet Singh to members of CARP
OTTAWA – This afternoon, the Leader of the NDP Jagmeet Singh delivered a speech at the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) Annual General Meeting on the NDP’s vision for better care for our seniors. Singh stressed the importance to implement a Care Guarantee and remove profits out of long-term care. Read the full release on…
REALITY CHECK: For-profit long-term care homes only care about profits, not seniors’ lives
In a recent interview with the Star’s editorial board, Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole said: “it really didn’t matter if there was public versus private ownership” of long-term care homes. Oh really? Here are the facts: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals and Conservatives put profits ahead of the care of our seniors
OTTAWA – This pandemic has hit Canadian seniors in long-term care the hardest. So many families lost their loved ones. Loved ones who will no longer be there at family reunions, birthday parties or the high holidays. But instead of doing something to prioritize the health and well-being of seniors in long-term care, Justin Trudeau’s…
NDP respond to announcement that federal government will no longer ask self employed Canadians to repay CERB money
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NDP reacts to announcement that Air Canada will cut more jobs and routes
The NDP’s Critic for Labour MP Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) and the Critic for Transport MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on International Development Week
The NDP Critic for International Development, Heather McPherson, released the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Let's take profits out of long-term care and implement a Care Guarantee
Jagmeet Singh and the NDP reveal first campaign promise aimed at helping loved ones in long-term care, their families, and the workers that take care of them Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP calls for a federal dental plan for Canadians
OTTAWA – Today, NDP MP Jack Harris (St. John’s East) tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling on the Liberal government to establish a federal dental care plan for Canadian families earning less than $90,000 per year. This would be an interim measure toward the inclusion of full dental care in Canada’s health…
