NDP Statement on Labour Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals must come back to work to get Canadians the help they need
OTTAWA — New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to come back to work for Canadians who are relying on them for help. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
MP McPherson urges UCP to use federal dollars for education wisely
After successfully fighting to get federal funding to help with back to school this year, NDP MP for Edmonton Strathcona Heather McPherson is calling on Jason Kenney’s UCP government to make sure the federal money goes where it is most needed to keep Alberta kids safe. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP responds to former residential schools named national historic sites
NDP deputy critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services, Gord Johns, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Documents reveal Liberal Minister drove WE agenda for government
OTTAWA –Internal government documents reveal that Liberal Minister Bardish Chagger played a key role in putting WE Charity in the driver’s seat of the now failed student service grant program worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Federal action needed to fix Nunavut Housing Crisis: MP Qaqqaq
IQALUIT – After visiting eight communities over 21 days and speaking with local authorities and hundreds of Nunavummiut about their unique challenges with safe and affordable housing, NDP Critic for Northern Affairs, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, concluded her housing tour by addressing the media today. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberal government must act quickly to protect Canadians and support Hong Kongers: NDP
OTTAWA— New Democrats are calling on the government to make changes that will protect Canadians and help Hong Kongers facing persecution under the new National Security Law. This comes after the Liberals shut down parliament and abruptly ended the work of the Canada-China Committee. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
First Nations kids left behind by Liberal’s school safety plan
Timmins — The Liberal government continues to leave First Nations students behind by not providing enough funding to ensure their safety in today’s Safe Return to Class Fund announcement. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals must match their words with action to keep our kids safe
TORONTO – After weeks of calling on the federal government to help Canadian parents prepare to go back to work, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Toronto today demanding clear action from the Liberals to back up their promises on child care and to help provinces and territories with a safer return to school for…
Liberals must stop failing Canadians in need of Housing: NDP
VANCOUVER— While Canadians have been struggling to pay their rent and put food on their table during the pandemic, the Liberal government has been failing to deliver for those in most need and have fallen short of what they promised in their own National Housing Strategy. As a substantial part of this strategy, the National Housing Co-investment…
