OTTAWA — On Monday, NDP Public Safety critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) passed a motion calling on the government to classify wildfire firefighters as firefighters under the National Occupation Classification (NOC). As of now, wildfire firefighters aren’t considered “firefighters” under the NOC, meaning they get a lower pension and have a later retirement age. Read the…
OTTAWA – On Thursday, the NDP’s Environment and Climate Change critic, Laurel Collins, passed a motion calling on Canada’s biggest oil and gas CEOs to testify on how they’re impacting the climate crisis while raking in billions in profits—despite Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives trying to block it. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – In reaction to the governement’s announcement on housing on Friday, NDP critic for Housing Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie) issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA — On Wednesday evening, NDP critic for National Defence Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) passed a motion at the parliamentary committee for national defence calling on Defence Minister Bill Blair to ensure that civilian military workers—who have been on strike since January—get fair a process at the bargaining table. The motion urges the minister to instruct the employer…