Parliament Votes for National Suicide Prevention Action Plan
Angus says the vote for M-174 is a hopeful moment for Canadians. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Auditor General Releases Damning Reports on Liberal Government
OTTAWA – Of the 16 million Canadians who try to reach a government representative through call centres, more than half cannot get through, warned Canada’s Auditor General today. Millions of calls are sent back to an automated system or told to go to the website or to call back later. Canadians deserve a government that provides…
Ramadan Mubarak!
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
A Youth Policy as a Picture of this Government: Another Liberal Failure
Anne Minh-Thu Quach, NDP Youth Critic, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Calls for All-Party Support for Suicide Prevention Motion M-174
OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP MPs Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay) and Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) were joined by suicide prevention expert Jack Hicks to call for all-party support for motion M-174, which calls on the government to establish a national suicide prevention action plan. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals Reject Expungement and Opt for Flawed Process to Address Criminial Records for Cannabis Possession
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s Liberals voted against NDP MP Murray Rankin’s (Victoria) Private Member’s Bill C-415 that would expunge criminal records for cannabis possession despite agreeing that black Canadians and Indigenous people have been disproportionately affected by drug laws. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on Yom HaShoah
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: 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 Military Mobilisation in Venezuela
Guy Caron, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals and Conservatives Say No to Helping People
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, both the Liberal government and the Conservatives said no to an NDP proposal to put people first, ahead of rich corporations. Canadians deserve a government that’s on their side, a government that is willing to stand up for them against rich interests and powerful friends. Read the full release on NDP…
