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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

NDP commits to defending Quebeckers interests in free trade agreements

On Saturday afternoon, at the federal NDP’s Quebec section convention, members voted in favour of an emergency resolution condemning the Liberals for the sacrifices made on the back of Quebec in the renegotiation of NAFTA. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Jagmeet Singh pledges to invest in Quebec clean energy

TROIS-RIVIÈRES – In a speech to NDP supporters assembled for the federal party’s Quebec Section Convention in Trois-Rivières on Saturday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stated that environment will be a core element of the NDP platform in 2019. Singh pledged that an NDP government will invest to help Quebec become a world leader in the electrification…

NDP Reaction to Supreme Court Decision on Indigenous Rights 

The NDP Reconciliation Critic, Romeo Saganash, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site