Monthly Archives: January 2023

Half measures won’t save the lives of loved-ones in Long Term Care

In reaction to the recently released voluntary standards for long-term care homes, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP MP calls on elected officials to condemn the incendiary, anti-democratic language of Fox News personality 

OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the NDP Critic for Ethics, Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre), called on Members of Parliament from all parties to condemn right-wing Fox News personality Tucker Carlson’s on-air call for the United States Armed Forces to ‘liberate Canada.’ Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP urges the liberals to immediately adopt anti-scab legislation

OTTAWA — Anti-scab legislation is needed urgently to protect good union jobs, say NDP Labour Critic Alexandre Boulerice, NDP Labour Deputy Critic Matthew Green and National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Mark Hancock. To kick off the new parliamentary session, the NDP and CUPE joined forces in calling on Justin Trudeau’s…

NDP urging the Liberals to stop breaking their health care promises and protect Canadians struggling with their mental health and substance use

NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement as the federal government’s decriminalization pilot program in British Columbia is set to start: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP urging the Liberals to stop breaking their health care promises and protect Canadians struggling with their mental health and substance use

NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement as the federal government’s decriminalization pilot program in British Columbia is set to start: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

New Democrats to hold Liberals and Conservatives to account on McKinsey contracts

The NDP Critic for Public Services and Procurement, Gord Johns made the following statement as parliament’s investigation into McKinsey & Company’s $101.4 million in government contracts begins: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP MP McPherson calls on Liberals to designate the Wagner Group as a terrorist entity 

OTTAWA — On Monday, NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) will call on the Liberal government to designate the Wagner Group, a Russian-supported private military company, as a terrorist entity. McPherson is raising the motion in the House of Commons in response to the Wagner Group’s brutal attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilians in other…

Singh’s NDP calls for emergency debate on health care privatization-for-profit

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, will call on the House of Commons Monday to hold an emergency debate on privatizing health care. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on 6th anniversary of Quebec City Mosque shooting

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

New Democrats call for urgent action to fight the climate crisis while protecting workers before time runs out

NDP Environment and Climate Change Critic Laurel Collins made the following statement after Canada’s Net Zero Advisory Body’s latest report: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site