NDP Statement in Response to the Prime Minister’s Update on COVID-19
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Canadian families need the government to come through for them
As the spread of COVID-19 continues, people are concerned not only about their health, but also about their ability to keep paying the bills and putting food on the table. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Canadian Workers Faced with COVID-19 Need Direct Support
OTTAWA – Today, New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to put Canadian workers first by ensuring their package to stimulate the economy does more than just help corporations. Canadians impacted by COVID-19 can’t wait for support to stay home and pay their bills – they need help now. Read the full release on…
NDP demands answers on RCMP use of facial recognition software
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Critic for Ethics, Charlie Angus raised concerns about the RCMP’s use of facial recognition software and called on the Liberals to tell Canadians why the nation’s police force repeatedly denied using it before eventually coming clean. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on International Women's Day
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals fail by excluding Indigenous Services Minister from COVID-19 committee
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Northern Manitoba MP Niki Ashton and NDP Health Critic Don Davies called on Prime Minister Trudeau to reconsider his decision to exclude the Indigenous Services Minister from the coronavirus Cabinet Committee to handle the COVID-19 response. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Women Can’t Afford to Wait, Let’s Bring in Real Solutions to Help Make Their Lives Better Now
LONDON – To mark International Women’s Day, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was joined by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen (London – Fanshawe) at My Sisters’ Place in London to call on Justin Trudeau’s Liberals to bring in real progress with affordable housing, affordable childcare and a plan to end gender-based violence to make a difference in…
Gazan’s Climate Emergency Action Act to Make a Healthy Environment a Human Right
WINNIPEG – Taking another step forward in the fight against the climate crisis, Leah Gazan, NDP Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre introduced Bill C-232, the Climate Emergency Action Act. Bill C-232, once adopted, will ensure that a safe, clean, and healthy environment is recognized as a human right in Canada. Read the full release on…
NDP Calls on Liberals to Make Changes to Improve Media Support Fund
OTTAWA – Ahead of this year’s federal budget, the NDP is calling on the government to make some key changes to the federal media support fund. The first change would move the cap for a salary admissible for a tax credit from $55,000 to $85,000. The second change would increase the amount of the salary…
On eighth anniversary, first nation kids still waiting
OTTAWA – Eight years after the Parliament of Canada voted unanimously to pass the Shannen’s Dream motion to end the systemic underfunding of First Nation schools, children on reserves across Canada are still waiting for justice. Today, NDP Critic for Indigenous Youth Charlie Angus and Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family…
