Monthly Archives: November 2023

NDP send clear message to Liberal government about failures on Indigenous issues

NDP critic for Indigenous Services, Lori Idlout, and NDP critic for Women and Social Equality, Leah Gazan, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Heading into COP28, NDP tells Liberals to release oil and gas emissions cap framework 

OTTAWA — On Thursday, as COP28 kicks off, NDP Transport critic Taylor Bachrach and deputy Climate Change critic Alexandre Boulerice called on the Liberal government to stop the delay and table their oil and gas emissions cap framework. Despite years of touting an oil and gas emissions cap and promising that a plan would be released…

With unchecked corporate greed from giant telecom companies, NDP calls for support for telecom workers  

OTTAWA — On Wednesday, NDP Labour critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) and deputy Labour critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) stood with the President of United Steelworkers Local 1944, Donna Hokiro, to demand the Liberals to protect Canadian jobs and swiftly implement anti-scab legislation as big telecom companies continue to offshore jobs, despite being given federal…

With Trudeau’s government failing to provide safe housing for First Nations, Métis and Inuit, NDP calls for action 

NUNAVUT— On Monday, after federal housing advocate Marie-Josee Houle accused the Trudeau government of failing to uphold Inuit’s right to housing, the NDP’s critic for Indigenous Services Lori Idlout (Nunavut) urged the federal government to take action to fix the housing crisis for First Nations, Métis and Inuit across the country.   Idlout is calling…

NDP statement on Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji

Cananda’s NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2023  

NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) issued the following statement:     Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Statement on Holodomor Memorial Day 2023 

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

NDP Statement on National Addictions Awareness Week

NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on National Housing Day 2023

Canada’s NDP Housing critic Jenny Kwan issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

With Liberals and Conservatives, CEOs win, and Canadians lose  

OTTAWA – On Tuesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh responded to the government’s fall economic statement (FES) saying that it shows just how out of touch Trudeau’s Liberals are. Leading up to the announcement, New Democrats had made it clear that they wanted to see measures that lower grocery prices and rent to help Canadians. The…