NDP statement on the 109th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement:  “On May 23, 1914, the steamship Komagata Maru, carrying 376 passengers, mostly Sikh immigrants, arrived in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, seeking a better life in Canada. However, they were denied entry due to racist immigration policies and subjected to imprisonment, persecution and discrimination. The ship was sent…

NDP MP introduces a bill to expand protections for people in abusive intimate partner relationships

If passed, the private member’s bill would make controlling or coercive behaviour a criminal offence OTTAWA—On Thursday, NDP MP Laurel Collins (Victoria) introduced a private member’s bill to provide more legal protection for individuals living in harmful situations. Survivors, front-line service providers and police agree that the proposal would provide an important tool that allows…

NDP MP McPherson's motion to study solutions for peace in Israel and Palestine to be voted on by all parties

OTTAWA— On Thursday, NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) will call on members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to vote in favour of a study on how Canada can support peace in Israel/Palestine. The proposed study comes as tensions rise in the region and on the first anniversary of the death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu…