OTTAWA – Following Canada-wide outcry surrounding the September 27th white nationalist demonstration that took place on the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS) reserve, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is requesting an emergency debate on the dangerous escalation in white nationalism and anti-Indigenous racism. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA : À la suite de l’indignation générale suscitée au Canada par la manifestation nationaliste blanche du 27 septembre sur la réserve de Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS), la députée néo-démocrate Leah Gazan (Winnipeg-Centre) demande la tenue d’un débat d’urgence sur la dangereuse montée du nationalisme blanc et du racisme anti-autochtone. Read the full release on…
Today the Liberal government officially designated the Pacific Link pipeline as a project of national interest. This announcement was made in spite of fierce opposition by the vast majority of First Nations and environmental organizations who have raised a series of concerns about this project. I would like to remind Carney’s Liberal government that they are constitutionally obligated to…
NDP Leader Avi Lewis issued the following reaction, after an announcement by Prime Minister Carney that an oil pipeline to the West Coast will be designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA: The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was established in response to Call to Action #80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The TRC called for the implementation of a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation to honour Survivors, their families, and communities. It was also established to ensure that public commemoration of the…
OTTAWA – Ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is urging Governor General Louise Arbour to recognize the trauma and sacrifices made by residential school survivors to put us on a path to reconciliation with formally issued pins. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Avi Lewis will travel across Atlantic Canada beginning on September 25 to talk to people in the region about the NDP’s bold solutions for tackling the cost-of-living emergency. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA — A report released today by the Parliamentary Budget Officer, requested by NDP Finance Critic Don Davies, confirms that adding three new federal income tax brackets for the wealthiest 0.3 percent would raise over $1 billion annually. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site