Yearly Archives: 2023

Jagmeet Singh is calling for investments in health care and housing affordability in the budget 

As Singh called for more affordable housing, the average rent for a one room apartment in Toronto is now a staggering $2500 per month Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on the appointment of the special rapporteur on foreign interference

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

NDP calls for federal action to address the child-care workforce crisis by improving wages and benefits

WINNIPEG — On Thursday, NDP Critic for Children, Families and Social Development Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) urged the Liberal government to take immediate action to solve the child-care workforce crisis. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

New Democrats urge Liberals to declare a moratorium on International deep seabed mining

OTTAWA – NDP Fisheries and Oceans Critic Lisa Marie Barron is calling on the Liberal government to support a moratorium on deep sea mining in international waters ahead of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting on March 16th. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP amendment to defend linguistic minority communities gets all-party support

OTTAWA — On Friday, an NDP amendment to improve the government’s languages Bill C-13 received unanimous consent at the Languages Committee. This amendment brought forward by the NDP critic for Official Languages Niki Ashton will ensure that funding for services in the language of linguistic minority communities is considered in federal negotiations with provinces and territories on public…

NDP’s Singh seeking expertise of economists, workers ahead of budget

OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is holding the next in his series of economic roundtables with prominent Canadian economists ahead of the spring budget — part of Singh’s plan to pinpoint actions to help families with the skyrocketing cost-of-living. The consultations with economists are being held parallel to Singh’s visits and townhalls with workers and families to hear their…

Justin Trudeau turns his back on francophone communities — raising concern the language rights bill won’t be supported

Justin Trudeau chooses to play politics instead of advancing a bill to protect language rights in Canada Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

New Democrats demand that the Liberals stop protecting profits over Veterans by ending Loblaw outsourcing

OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney rose in parliament to demand that the Liberals end their $560 million Veterans Affairs contract with Loblaws and deliver Veterans services better and faster through Canada’s public service. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Statement on the occasion of Holi

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NDP statement on International Women’s Day 2023 

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