Author Archives: CML EDA

New Democrats to hold Liberals and Conservatives to account on McKinsey contracts

The NDP Critic for Public Services and Procurement, Gord Johns made the following statement as parliament’s investigation into McKinsey & Company’s $101.4 million in government contracts begins: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh’s NDP calls for emergency debate on health care privatization-for-profit

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, will call on the House of Commons Monday to hold an emergency debate on privatizing health care. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on 6th anniversary of Quebec City Mosque shooting

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

New Democrats call for urgent action to fight the climate crisis while protecting workers before time runs out

NDP Environment and Climate Change Critic Laurel Collins made the following statement after Canada’s Net Zero Advisory Body’s latest report: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Liberal government has failed to keep athletes safe

In response to comments from former Minister of Sport, Kristy Duncan, on the Trudeau government’s failure to tackle abuse in sport, NDP Sport Critic Blake Desjarlais and NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP calls on Trudeau, Guilbeault to stop Ford from bulldozing the Greenbelt

NDP launches petition calling on federal government to act Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Canada’s NDP to focus on health care and the cost of living when parliament returns 

VICTORIA — With the House of Commons back in session Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will use the sitting to fight for relief from the crushing cost of living, and rebuilding and protecting public universal free health care. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 

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

Liberals fail to crackdown on greedy corporate landlords 

Thursday’s report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows the average rent increase for people who moved in the last year is a whopping 18.3 per cent, with an overall average increase of 5.6 per cent. Vacancy rates have hit a two-decade low at just 1.9 per cent. NDP Housing critic Jenny Kwan (Vancouver…

NDP fighting to protect your personal information, while the Liberals let big companies do what they want

NDP Ethics Critic Matthew Green made the following statement in reaction to the Privacy Commissioner’s finding that Home Depot Canada sold customers’ personal information to Meta without consent: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site