Author Archives: CML EDA

REALITY CHECK: For-profit long-term care homes only care about profits, not seniors’ lives

In a recent interview with the Star’s editorial board, Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole said: “it really didn’t matter if there was public versus private ownership” of long-term care homes.   Oh really?   Here are the facts: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Liberals and Conservatives put profits ahead of the care of our seniors

OTTAWA – This pandemic has hit Canadian seniors in long-term care the hardest. So many families lost their loved ones. Loved ones who will no longer be there at family reunions, birthday parties or the high holidays. But instead of doing something to prioritize the health and well-being of seniors in long-term care, Justin Trudeau’s…

NDP respond to announcement that federal government will no longer ask self employed Canadians to repay CERB money

  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP reacts to announcement that Air Canada will cut more jobs and routes

The NDP’s Critic for Labour MP Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) and the Critic for Transport MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Statement on International Development Week

The NDP Critic for International Development, Heather McPherson, released the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Let's take profits out of long-term care and implement a Care Guarantee

Jagmeet Singh and the NDP reveal first campaign promise aimed at helping loved ones in long-term care, their families, and the workers that take care of them Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP calls for a federal dental plan for Canadians

OTTAWA – Today, NDP MP Jack Harris (St. John’s East) tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling on the Liberal government to establish a federal dental care plan for Canadian families earning less than $90,000 per year. This would be an interim measure toward the inclusion of full dental care in Canada’s health…

Jagmeet Singh meets with Premier François Legault

OTTAWA – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh met with Quebec Premier and Chair of the Council of the Federation François Legault to discuss health transfers. In their discussion, Singh pledged to push for an increase in health transfers in the next budget. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP statement on the fourth anniversary of the shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec

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

NDP and NCCM call for action to tackle hate in Canada

OTTAWA – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was joined by Mustafa Farooq, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), to mark the fourth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting. On the evening of January 29th, 2017, a gunman killed six and injured 19 others at the Islamic Cultural Centre of…