NDP Statement on Persons Day
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NDP Calls for Hard Cap on Credit Card Transaction Fees for Small Businesses
OTTAWA – In the midst of Small Business Week, the NDP is pushing for some much needed relief for small businesses by placing a hard cap on the transaction fees merchants are charged when customers pay with their credit cards. The fees in Canada, which are among the highest in the world, cost merchants $4…
NDP statement on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
NDP Critic for Families, Children and Social Development, Brigitte Sansoucy, issued the following statement : Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Addresses Comments from the Minister of Heritage
OTTAWA – Yesterday, the Minister of Heritage announced that the government had secretly begun closed-door, private consultations on the development of a new federal anti-racism strategy. Vital community groups that work every day to combat systemic racism and discrimination have been left in the dark, with many unaware that consultations had even started. Even worse, Minister…
NDP Calls on Liberals to Walk Their Talk on Women’s Rights
OTTAWA – This week, with the federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for the Status of Women meeting in Yukon, the NDP Critic for Women’s Equality, Sheila Malcolmson, sent a letter to the Minister calling on the Liberals to walk their talk on issues that are critical to Canadian women. The letter also calls on…
NDP Statement on World Food Day
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Jagmeet Singh Calls for Deletion of Cannabis Records on Eve of Legalization
OTTAWA – In a video posted online, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh calls on the Liberal government to immediately delete the criminal records held by thousands of Canadians for the simple possession of cannabis, the day before such activity becomes legal. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
The NDP calls for a national food strategy on world food day
OTTAWA – On this World Food Day, four million Canadians, including 1.15 million children, are living with food insecurity. The use of food banks continues to rise as does the price of food, yet Canadians are still waiting for this Liberal government to act with urgency. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP STATEMENT AT THE START OF SMALL BUSINESS WEEK
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NDP Pushes for Emergency Debate Following Catastrophic Climate Change Report
OTTAWA – On Monday, the New Democratic Party requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons in the wake of the devastating report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
