Yearly Archives: 2023

NDP: Victory lap on passport delays likely leaves bad taste for many Canadian travellers

NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach released the following statement in response to Minister Karina Gould’s announcement that Canadians are being issued passports within target timelines, most of the time: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP MP urges Liberal government to prioritize mental health support in upcoming federal budget

OTTAWA – Last week, NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns sent a letter to the Minister of Finance urging her to prioritize mental health and substance use care in the government’s 2023 Federal Budget by creating better programs to support Canadians.  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh visits Campbell River foodbank as cost of living soars

CAMPBELL RIVER – On Monday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) visited a food bank amid concerning reports that food bank usage will increase by 60 per cent a month in the new year. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on Chinese Lunar New Year 2023  

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

NDP MP calls on Liberals to explain their inaction on supporting Iranian protestors

  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Canada’s NDP Leader calls on Trudeau government to reject the American style, for-profit health care Conservatives are pushing

Singh says the Liberals spent $100 million on consultants but refuse to deliver on promise to hire 7,100 nurses to help address staffing shortages Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP to probe McKinsey contracts in parliamentary committee

NDP Ethics critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) released the following statement in light of the revelation from Public Services and Procurement Canada that McKinsey & Company has actually received $101.4 million in government contracts since 2015, substantially higher than previously thought: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Inflation still raging, wages down and Liberals nowhere to be found  

The NDP critic for Finance, MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona), made the following statement on the release of the updated inflation rate:  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Canada’s NDP calls on Trudeau to take a stand for Canadian health care

Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, responded with the following statement to Premier Doug Ford’s decision to hand part of Ontario’s health care system over to for-profit corporations: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Liberals are standing by while cellphone giants make huge profits off of Canadians 

NDP Innovation, Science and Industry Critic Brian Masse made the following statement on Canadians’ sky-high cellphone bills: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site