NDP Reaction to West Coast Pipeline Announcement
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the oil pipeline proposal from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Gazan warns Ottawa against declaring projects of “national interest” without Indigenous consent
Ottawa — NDP Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) has issued an open letter to Prime Minister Carney to demand his government obtain Indigenous consent before designating projects of “national interest.” Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP reaction to introduction of two-tier health care in Alberta
In reaction to the news that the Alberta government has introduced two-tier, for-profit health care, NDP Health Critic Gord Johns issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP reaction to federal gutting of pesticide rules
Following the passage of Bill C-30, which included provisions to weaken Canada’s pesticide regulations, NDP MP Gord Johns, Critic for Health and Agriculture, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP MP Heather McPherson reacts to the introduction of for-profit health care in Alberta
Following the announcement that the Alberta government is introducing for-profit health care, NDP MP for Edmonton–Strathcona, Heather McPherson, issued this statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Leader Avi Lewis, Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan Join Grassy Narrows Calling for PM’s Apology and Clean Water Rights
OTTAWA – Today, NDP leader Avi Lewis and Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan joined members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation on the Hill, to demand an apology from Prime Minister Carney and call for immediate action to address their community’s mercury poisoning emergency. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Condemns Backpedaling on First Nations’ Rights in Liberal Water Bill
OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is calling out the Liberal government for not acknowledging the right to clean and safe drinking water as a human right in Bill C-37. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Calls on Minister and House Committee to Pass S-2 Before Summer Adjournment
OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is demanding the swift passage of Bill S-2, voicing this call in Question Period to the Liberal cabinet and in a letter to the House of Commons committee tasked with studying the bill. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP reaction to the National Food Security Strategy
Statement by Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food, on the Government’s National Food Security Strategy Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Johns: Senate wildfire report reinforces longstanding NDP calls for a permanent national aerial firefighting fleet and comprehensive wildfire strategy
OTTAWA — NDP MP Gord Johns says a new Senate committee report on Canada’s wildfire crisis reinforces recommendations New Democrats have been advancing for years to strengthen Canada’s wildfire preparedness, emergency response capacity, and support for affected communities. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
