Category Archives: News from Central

MP Johns calls for stronger federal health funding and action to protect public health care

NDP Health Critic welcomes $1.2 billion funding extension but urges permanent health care commitments and enforcement of Canada Health Act Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

MP Johns Slams Liberal Privatization of Veterans’ Services, Calls for Protection of Veterans’ Jobs

Late-night intervention in Parliament challenges government over plans to eliminate Commissionaires’ priority access to federal security contracts Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Leader to Prime Minister: Nationalize Stelco to Save Canada’s Steel Industry

NDP Leader Avi Lewis made the following statement:  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Statement by Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Mental Health and Harm Reduction, on World Mental Health Day

Ottawa: “On World Mental Health Day, New Democrats stand with those Canadians who are living with mental health challenges, their families and caregivers, and the workers and organizations who support them every day. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Foreign Affairs Critic: Canada Must Stand Up for the ICC and International Law

NDP MP and Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement in reaction to the United States sanctioning of the International Criminal Court (ICC): Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP, First Nations, Labour and Environmental Groups Unite Against Bill C-39 

  OTTAWA – With a second reading vote expected today on Bill C-39, NDP Leader Avi Lewis joined representatives from First Nations, labour and environmental groups to speak with a united voice against the legislation.   Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP will call for emergency debate on electoral integrity and foreign interference in the Alberta referendum

OTTAWA – NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) will today request an emergency debate in the House of Commons on concerning reports about electoral integrity and foreign interference in Alberta’s upcoming referendum. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Statement on the Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks and the Beginning of the Genocide in Gaza

NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement on behalf of New Democrats: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP MP Heather McPherson Call for Emergency Debate on foreign interference in Alberta referendum denied

OTTAWA – NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) today requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons on reports of foreign interference in Alberta’s upcoming referendum. The request was denied. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP MP Leah Gazan requests Emergency Debate on White Nationalism and Anti-Indigenous Racism

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