Trudeau Liberals vote to allow for-profit health care system, NDP blasts flip-flop
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Liberals delay anti-scab legislation while hiring a contractor locking out their workers
OTTAWA — On Monday, NDP critic for Labour Alexandre Boulerice called out the Liberal government for delaying anti-scab legislation while awarding government contracts to an advertising company, Cossette Media, currently locking out their workers and hiring scab workers to replace unionized workers during a labour dispute. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP motion for a national, public inquiry on foreign interference passes — NDP urges Trudeau to follow through
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NDP moves motion for a national, public inquiry into foreign interference
OTTAWA — On Wednesday, at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs (PROC), NDP House Leader Peter Julian introduced a motion to launch a full public inquiry into disturbing reports of foreign interference in federal elections. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Singh in Winnipeg to call for health deals to fund more workers, not cash-for-care corps that poach staff
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Singh calls for public inquiry into alleged election interference by China
OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, is calling for a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference in Canada’s federal election, and the Canadian government’s response to it. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine
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NDP calls for probe of Health Minister’s interference in PMPRB
OTTAWA — NDP Health Critic Don Davies is calling for an investigation into Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ direct involvement in shelving reforms intended to save Canadians billions of dollars on prescription medicines. A new report reveals that, following numerous exchanges with pharmaceutical giants, the minister personally asked the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB), Canada’s independent and…
Grocery chains raking in record profits continue a vicious cycle for Canadians already struggling to keep up with the cost of living
In response to Loblaw seeing its fourth-quarter revenue rise about 10 per cent to a whopping $14.01 billion, NDP critic for Finance, Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona) issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Billions in subsidies for corporations with tax debt shows how government is stacking the deck against working people
The NDP’s Tax Fairness critic Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) released the following statement on reports that the federal government paid $37.7 billion in pandemic wage subsidies to businesses with tax debts, and even gave $1 billion in CEWS payments to insolvent companies, and won’t be seeking repayment: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
