Monthly Archives: February 2023

New Democrats demanding better mental health supports, after Liberals ignore the mental health crisis in new plan

NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns made the following statement on the Liberals’ new health care agreement with the provinces and territories, and its exclusion of urgently needed mental health funding: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

CEWS study shows Liberals give handouts to the richest corporations

OTTAWA – NDP Critic for Tax Fairness Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) released the following statement in response to the new report by Canadians for Tax Fairness on how some of the richest companies in the country used the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) while avoiding paying billions in taxes: Read the full release on NDP…

Singh says health funding offer troubling news for staffing crisis

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh released the following statement in response to emerging details the federal government’s new Canada Health Transfer offer to provinces: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP tables report on raises and respect for care-economy workers

OTTAWA – On Monday, Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam) tabled a report in the House of Commons on labour shortages and working conditions in the care economy — which includes sectors like health care and social services. This study, pushed by Zarrillo, comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with Premiers to discuss…

NDP study into greedflation and rising grocery costs to hear from grocery executives

OTTAWA – On Monday, an NDP study into corporate greed and the sky-high costs of food will resume at a parliament committee with testimony from senior grocery executives, including Metro. 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

Déclaration du NPD à l’occasion de la Semaine du développement international

La porte-parole du NPD en matière de Développement international, Heather McPherson, a fait la déclaration suivante : Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP’s motion to investigate big firms with huge government outsourcing contracts to be voted on by all parties

OTTAWA – On Monday NDP Public Services and Procurement critic Gord Johns will lead a vote to expand the parliamentary committee investigation into the $100 million in McKinsey contracts to expand to other firms who’ve received even larger government contracts. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Health union leaders and NDP call for health funding to go to hiring – not for-profit corps that will poach

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NDP names critic for Food Price Inflation

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