Category Archives: News from Central

NDP makes a statement on the Liberal government’s refusal to waive the intellectual property rights of COVID-19 vaccines

Heather McPherson, the NDP’s Critic for International Development, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

REALITY CHECK: Liberals and Conservatives side with billionaires… again

Another Conservative Opposition Day — another day for Erin O’Toole and Justin Trudeau to support for the big banks and ultra-wealthy.  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP calls on Trudeau to stop failing women in the Canadian Armed Forces  

  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Statement on International Women’s Day

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh release the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Statement on NDP MP Scott Duvall’s Political Future

Scott Duvall, Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Liberals are failing passengers and workers on rail safety: NDP

SMITHERS – An Auditor General’s report last week is raising serious concerns about Transport Canada’s oversight of rail safety. The report found that concerns raised in a 2013 audit had not been fully implemented and that Transport Canada was not doing enough to confirm that rail companies’ Safety Management Systems (SMS) are effective in keeping…

Jagmeet Singh presents NDP plan to help save the small businesses our communities rely on

While the Liberals chose to help big corporations profiteering off the pandemic, the NDP fought for small businesses struggling to keep their doors open Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Auditor General report shows the Liberal government continues to fail First Nations

OTTAWA – A report released from the Auditor General concluded that the government still isn’t providing the support necessary for First Nations to have ongoing access to safe drinking water. New Democrats are demanding action for First Nations across the country, including a new co-developed law that would allow First Nations to enjoy the same…

Jagmeet Singh and Stephen Lewis call on the Liberals to stop protecting big pharma at the WTO

Instead of helping low-income countries get the vaccines they need, Justin Trudeau is protecting big pharma’s profits by blocking countries’ ability to produce cheaper vaccines Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

COVID-19: Jagmeet Singh and Mayor Valérie Plante determined to revive Montreal

MONTREAL – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh met with Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to discuss the fight against COVID-19 and the most pressing issues for the city’s economic recovery. Singh recalled his commitment to doubling the gas tax fund, a measure that would make new funding available to revitalize downtown areas and support the construction of…