Statement by Romeo Saganash regarding the comments made by Minister Barrette
NDP Reconciliation Critic, Romeo Saganash, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on World Refugee Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leaders of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Calls for Reform of Indigenous Women's Treatment in Justice System
OTTAWA – The NDP Women’s Equality Critic, Sheila Malcolmson, urged the Liberal government to immediately reform treatment of Indigenous women in Canada’s justice and corrections systems. The recommendations in the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s report tabled Tuesday failed to fully reflect the cycle of injustice, poverty, physical, psychological and sexual violence that…
NDP: Canada Must End Child Poverty
OTTAWA – Almost 30 years ago, the House of Commons passed an NDP motion to eliminate child poverty in Canada. To this day, a shockingly high percentage of Canadian children still live below the poverty line. A report from Campaign 2000 has revealed the current levels of child poverty in Canada, including a rate of…
NDP Calls for Hearing on GMO Wheat Discovery
OTTAWA – Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released a statement announcing the discovery of unauthorized genetically modified wheat plants along a roadside in Alberta. The CFIA has revealed that they were not able to determine the source of these plants, but there was no other evidence of genetically modified wheat in the area…
NDP Statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
NDP Seniors Critic Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) made the following statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on Eid al-Fitr
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on World Blood Donor Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Calls on Liberals to Remove Barriers to Women’s Economic Justice Now
OTTAWA – The NDP Women’s Equality Critic and Deputy Critic, Sheila Malcolmson and Anne Minh-Thu Quach, urged the Liberal government to adopt deeper measures to end women’s economic insecurity. In response to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s report tabled today, the NDP submitted a supplementary report titled “Actions to Improve Women’s Economic Security…
