NDP: Trudeau Pipeline is a Failure of Leadership
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says that today’s announcement on the Kinder Morgan pipeline is a bad deal for Canada and demonstrates a failure of leadership. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Calls for an End to Processing Delays for Iranian Nationals
NDP MP Thomas Mulcair (Outremont) and NDP Critic for Immigration, Jenny Kwan (Vancouver-East), demanded again today that the federal government fix the exceedingly long processing delays for permanent residence applications for Iranian nationals. Currently, the processing wait time for these individuals can be from 300% to as high as 1200 % longer than other applicants.…
NDP Statement on Bike to Work Day: #CycleLife
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on International Missing Childrens Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP statement on the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote in federal elections:
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Ramsey Calls for Immediate Government Action for the Canadian Automotive Sector
Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Calls on Liberal Government to Fix Criminal Justice Bill
OTTAWA – Today, the NDP announced it cannot support the Liberal’s criminal justice bill in its current form. The decision was made following serious deliberation and consultation with legal experts, practicing lawyers, victim support groups, and academics across the country. They highlighted major flaws in the legislation. Bill C-75 was supposed to add fairness to our justice system and address backlogs in the courts,…
NDP statement on the 104th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident:
Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Liberals shut down debate on Election bill
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, the Liberal government enacted a Harper-era tactic to shut down debate on a piece of legislation, C-76, which amends Canada’s election rules. The move, known as ‘time allocation,’ comes hours after the NDP proposed working with the government to ensure the legislation could pass quickly while still hearing from experts and Canadians. Read…
NDP: Refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court
On Wednesday, the NDP will present a motion in the House of Commons calling on the government to support a referral of the situation in Myanmar by the UN Security Council to the International Criminal Court, among other actions to seek justice and accountability for the atrocities that the Burmese military has committed against the…
