THOMPSON – Today, in response to the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson newest report, NDP Tax Fairness Critic, Niki Ashton (Churchill–Keewatinook Aski), called on the Liberals to urgently deliver help to Canadians struggling to make ends meet. The report stated that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) isn’t doing enough to deliver the help people need as they face…
OTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) introduced a private member’s bill to develop a national framework for a permanent Guaranteed Livable Basic Income (GLBI) in Canada. Gazan says, as the pandemic continues, it’s never been clearer that people in Canada need financial support and a stronger social safety net. Read the…
OTTAWA – Over 20,000 Canadians have died of overdoses in the last five years and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid overdose epidemic has gotten even worse. Yesterday, the NDP’s critic for mental health and addictions, Gord Johns, introduced a private member’s bill to tackle this emergency by decriminalizing personal possession and taking a health-based…
NDP Critic for Finance, Daniel Blaikie, and NDP Critic for Seniors, Rachel Blaney, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – While the cost of living keeps going up and people are struggling to make ends meet, the Trudeau government is failing to deliver the help Canadians urgently need. With nowhere to turn, some Canadians continue to take on high-interest loans. This week, NDP MP Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) re-introduced a bill to protect low-income…
In the face of the pandemic, an affordability crisis, the housing crisis and climate crisis, the Liberals once again protect pandemic profiteers and fail to help families make ends meet Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
The NDP’s Critic for Crown-indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services, Lori Idlout, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Critic for Finance, Daniel Blaikie, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
The NDP’s Critic for Defence, Lindsay Mathyssen, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Critic for Families, Children and Social Development, Leah Gazan, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
