Singh says cabinet retreat disappoints Canadians who feel abandoned on health care
NDP supports Feb. 7 premiers meeting, worried for-profit health care is still on the docket Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP: Victory lap on passport delays likely leaves bad taste for many Canadian travellers
NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach released the following statement in response to Minister Karina Gould’s announcement that Canadians are being issued passports within target timelines, most of the time: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals must stand up for Canadians and block the Rogers and Shaw merger
NDP Critic for Innovation, Science and Industry Brian Masse issued the following statement in response to Rogers and Shaw winning the merger case at the Federal Court of Appeal Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP MP urges Liberal government to prioritize mental health support in upcoming federal budget
OTTAWA – Last week, NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns sent a letter to the Minister of Finance urging her to prioritize mental health and substance use care in the government’s 2023 Federal Budget by creating better programs to support Canadians. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Singh visits Campbell River foodbank as cost of living soars
CAMPBELL RIVER – On Monday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) visited a food bank amid concerning reports that food bank usage will increase by 60 per cent a month in the new year. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP statement on Chinese Lunar New Year 2023
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP MP calls on Liberals to explain their inaction on supporting Iranian protestors
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Canada’s NDP Leader calls on Trudeau government to reject the American style, for-profit health care Conservatives are pushing
Singh says the Liberals spent $100 million on consultants but refuse to deliver on promise to hire 7,100 nurses to help address staffing shortages Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP to probe McKinsey contracts in parliamentary committee
NDP Ethics critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) released the following statement in light of the revelation from Public Services and Procurement Canada that McKinsey & Company has actually received $101.4 million in government contracts since 2015, substantially higher than previously thought: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Inflation still raging, wages down and Liberals nowhere to be found
The NDP critic for Finance, MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona), made the following statement on the release of the updated inflation rate: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
