Monthly Archives: October 2022

NDP motion to recognize Residential Schools as an act of genocide gets all party support

OTTAWA—Today, NDP MP Leah Gazan’s (Winnipeg Centre) motion calling on the government to recognize what happened in Canada’s Indian residential schools as genocide passed by unanimous consent in the House of Commons. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP introduces anti-scab legislation

New Democrats introduce an anti-scab bill carrying their vision for the government to prohibit the use of replacement workers in labour disputes—for good  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

The Liberals have let grocery chains price gouge families, forcing Canadians to turn to food banks

Today, the annual report from Food Banks Canada shows food bank usage in Canada is at an all-time high – with 1.5 million visits in one-month alone Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Hiked interest rates will hurt families, but Liberals continue to stand by

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government continues to stand by and do nothing to help families deal with the increased cost-of-living and the increased interest rates which will make mortgage and credit payments higher Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

New Democrats continue to fight for justice for First Nations children

NDP Deputy Ctitic for Crown-Indigenous Relations (Child Welfare), Charlie Angus made the following statement:  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh: With the rise of inflation and the cost-of-living, government must act to alleviate pressure on family budgets 

In a letter to the Prime Minister, the NDP Leader pushes for immediate action to reduce negative impacts of the upcoming interest rate hike on Canadians Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

After New Democrats forced all MPs to agree to look into sky-high cost of food, Competition Bureau opens investigation

Last Monday, in an Opposition Day Motion in the House of Commons, the NDP called on all parties to ask the Competition Bureau to launch an investigation of grocery chain profits Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP: Liberals dragged their feet on long overdue handgun freeze

NDP Public Safety Critic Alistair MacGregor made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

The Liberals need to answer to Canadians

NDP Public Safety Critic Alistair MacGregor made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP: Workers safety must always come before profits

OTTAWA – Today, NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach and NDP Labour Critic Alexandre Boulerice called on the Liberal government to abolish private rail police and stop allowing big rail corporations to investigate themselves when workers are injured or killed on the job. The NDP MPs were joined by individuals who have lost loved ones in…