Category Archives: News from Central

Fact Check: Justin Trudeau’s Dodged Questions 

It’s impossible to keep track of how many direct questions from reporters that Justin Trudeau has dodged. It’s simpler to just list the straight answers he gave today:  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Statement on the Hunger Strike in Kanesatake

Statement by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh following his phone conversation with Ellen Gabriel of the Mohawk community of Kanesatake: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Demands Elections Canada Ensure First Nations Evacuees' Right to Vote 

THE PAS – NDP candidate and incumbent Niki Ashton (Churchill–Keewatinook Aski) today called on Elections Canada to ensure that First Nation evacuees have the right to vote. First Nations in the Interlake region were evacuated from their homes last Sunday following a devastating snowstorm.  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

$700 for Every Canadian: Why Won’t Justin Trudeau Close Tax Havens?

In June, the independent Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) found that Canada is losing up to $25 billion in revenue every year from offshore tax havens. That’s nearly $700 for every Canadian. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh Highlights Shared Values In Jack Layton’s Birthplace

  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Trudeau Propped Up Harper and Backed Billions in Corporate Tax Cuts

Lately, Justin Trudeau has been working overtime to convince Canadians he was part of a “progressive opposition” to Stephen Harper. But Trudeau’s record at the time shows he was not so progressive and he didn’t do all that much opposing. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh to Trudeau: Why Are You Letting Multimillionaires Off the Hook?

Yesterday, Jagmeet Singh challenged Justin Trudeau on why he won’t tax the super-rich to pay for services Canadians badly need. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Singh Challenges Trudeau on Super-Wealth Tax

This morning, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called out Justin Trudeau for rejecting a wealth tax on multimillionaires with fortunes over $20 million:   Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

What Does “Progressive” Mean to Justin Trudeau?

Purchasing a pipeline  Refusing to put a wealth tax on multimillionaires  Offering subsidies to fossil fuel companies  Giving open-door access to lobbyists   Refusing Pharmacare to Canadians  Enriching top CEOs by protecting the stock option loophole  Stopping Indigenous children from getting compensation Standing by top cabinet members who use tax havens Implementing $14 billion in corporate giveaways Violating ethics rules to help corporate insiders  Erasing $6 billion…

Trudeau Refuses to Save New Brunswick’s Only Abortion Clinic

Last week, New Brunswick’s only standalone abortion clinic announced that it is closing because of the province’s ongoing refusal to cover the cost of surgical abortion services outside of hospitals – a clear violation of the Canada Health Act.   Read the full release on NDP Central’s site