NDP Statement on National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Awareness Day
NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP tables historic bill to protect the St. Lawrence River
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Deputy Leader and Deputy Environment Critic, Alexandre Boulerice, tabled his bill in the House of Commons to grant legal status to the St. Lawrence River and its watersheds. This proposal is a North American first and would improve the protection of the river’s ecosystems, thereby helping ensure the overall environmental health of…
Singh calls on Liberals to improve access to safe abortion services and make contraceptives free
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberal government to do more than talk about women’s right to safe abortion services by urging them to take meaningful action to ensure greater access is available across the country. Singh also wants the government to make contraceptives free as quickly as possible as part…
NDP stands in solidarity with women fighting for abortion rights
NDP Women and Gender Equality Critic, Leah Gazan, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Canada Infrastructure Bank must serve people and communities facing greatest impact of the climate crisis
OTTAWA—Yesterday, a report from the Parliamentary Committee on Transport Infrastructure and Communities recommended that the government abolish the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB). The Bank has widely been criticized for failing to address the needs of the communities it is supposed to help. While the CIB has received hundreds of project proposals, it has approved very…
NDP Statement on World Press Freedom Day
The Leader of Canada’s NDP, Jagmeet Singh, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
New Democrats want young Canadians to have a voice on the issues that matter
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Taylor Bachrach proposed changing the voting age to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP statement on International Workers’ Day
Jagmeet Singh Leader of Canada’s NDP issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP statement on the removal of the blood ban
The NDP Critic and Deputy Critic for 2SLGBTQI+ Rights, Randall Garrison and Blake Desjarlais, made the following joint statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP MP pushes parliament to recognize genocide against Ukrainians
OTTAWA –Yesterday, NDP critic for Foreign Affairs, Heather McPherson, pushed Parliament to recognize that Russia is carrying out a genocide against the Ukrainian people. For weeks, there has been mounting evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed against the people of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, including the forcible transfer of…
