OTTAWA – Today, NDP Health Critic, Don Davies submitted a letter to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki requesting an investigation into allegations of forced or coerced sterilizations in Canada. The letter also calls on the RCMP to lay appropriate charges against those responsible for these unlawful acts. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, MP for Hochelaga, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Statement by Hélène Laverdière, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic and Cheryl Hardcastle, NDP International Human Rights Critic: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
BURNABY- On Wednesday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced another step in his plan to take real action to address the housing crisis. When it comes to tackling the housing crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the NDP team are on the side of Canadians with solutions that will make it easier to own a home…
OTTAWA – Today NDP MP Nathan Cullen (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) tabled the Zero-Waste Packaging Act in Parliament, building on the work of NDP MP Gord John’s (Courtenay-Alberni) ocean plastic motion which received over 170,000 signatures. The bill is based on an idea by Ben Korving, the winner of the Create Your Canada competition held across Northwest…
OTTAWA – Today, Fin Donnelly, NDP Member of Parliament for Port-Moody-Coquitlam, tabled Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act, which must be passed by the House of Commons by the end of the session in order to receive Royal Assent. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
WINDSOR – Today, NDP MPs Cheryl Hardcastle (Windsor-Tecumseh), Brian Masse (Windsor-West) and Tracey Ramsey (Essex) joined with UNIFOR Local presidents and GM retirees to stand in solidarity with the General Motors workers in Oshawa, urging the Liberals not to purchase GM vehicles not made in Canada for government vehicular fleet procurement. Read the full release on…
BURNABY – On Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called for an independent public inquiry into alleged attempts from the Prime Minister’s Office to pressure former Attorney General, Jody Wilson Raybould, into dropping charges against the multi-billion dollar corporation, SNC Lavalin. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
SAINT-DOMINIQUE – The NDP Critic for Infrastructure and Communities, Brigitte Sansoucy, held a press conference to demand that the Liberal government integrate criteria that favour sustainable infrastructure projects in its tendering process. The NDP believes that funds used to build sustainable infrastructure must not be perceived as expenses, but as sustainable investments that lead to…
BURNABY – On Wednesday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Trudeau government to implement immediate measures to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Canadians and make pharmaceutical companies more accountable to patients. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
