NDP Statement on Vietnamese Prime Minister Invitation to G7
NDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry-Suroît) made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP: Canada Post Must Face Scrutiny on Private Partnerships
According to a press release from the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA), Canada Post has quietly been building partnerships with private financial technology (fintech) companies. The NDP supports a postal banking system that is operated as a public service. Certain Canada Post locations now allow people to access banking services delivered by private companies…
NDP Statement on the 74th Anniversary of D-Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Canadians Want Liberal Government to Take Real Action on Plastic in Our Oceans
OTTAWA – Today, NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni) delivered a petition to the office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change just days ahead of the G7 meeting in Quebec. The petition, hosted online by SumOfUs, has been signed by over 105,000 Canadians in support of Johns’ motion, M-151: a national strategy to combat…
Plastic Pollution is a Global Crisis: NDP Statement on World Environment Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement on World Environment Day: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP to Introduce Bill on Mandatory Minimum Sentences
OTTAWA – This morning, Sheri Benson, MP for Saskatoon West, introduced a bill drafted in collaboration with students that seeks to restore the independence of the judiciary by allowing trial judges to deviate from mandatory minimum sentences. The bill will give trial judges greater discretion in sentencing as long as they provide valid reasoning. The bill is…
NDP Statement on Sexual Abuse in Sport
NPD Critic for Sport, Cheryl Hardcastle, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP: Liberals Must Strengthen Financial Accountability on $7 Billion of Spending
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Treasury Board Critic Daniel Blaikie will serve notice of over 200 motions at the Government Operations and Estimates committee; one for each questionable item in Treasury Board Vote 40. The new and unprecedented mechanism, usually referred to as “Vote 40”, would grant over $7 billion to the government for new spending…
NDP challenges Liberals to reconcile respect for Indigenous Peoples with Kinder Morgan buyout
NDP Reconciliation Critic, Romeo Saganash tabled a motion on Monday to have MPs vote to reaffirm their support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in light of the Liberals’ decision to purchase the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project with taxpayer money. UNDRIP includes the right to “free, prior and informed…
NDP Statement on the Situation in Nicaragua
NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs, Hélène Laverdière, and NDP Critic for International Human Rights, Cheryl Hardcastle, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
