OTTAWA – On Tuesday, NDP MP Leah Gazan’s study into a Red Dress Alert will begin at the Status of Women committee. The committee will hear from family members, survivors and grassroots leaders to provide recommendations to the government on the best ways to implement the alert and to save lives. Read the full release…
OTTAWA — On Monday New Democrats are forcing a vote on their motion which outlines nine steps the federal government can take to help end the violence in Gaza and Israel that has cost tens of thousands of lives. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
TORONTO — On Friday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP candidate for Toronto—Danforth, Clare Hacksel, urged the government to establish a fund to protect renters in Toronto in the next budget. This fund would help not-for-profit organizations buy affordable housing when it’s on the market and make sure it stays affordable for renters instead of…
COQUITLAM— On Tuesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody –Coquitlam) urged the government to establish a fund to protect renters in the next budget. This fund, similar to the one the B.C. government has put in place, would help not-for-profit organizations across the country buy affordable housing when it’s on…
ESQUIMALT— On Sunday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP candidate for Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, Maja Tait, called on the federal government to put in place a fund to protect renters. This fund would help not-for-profit organizations buy affordable housing when it’s on the market and make sure it stays affordable for renters. Read the full release on…
OTTAWA— On Wednesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh toured the Denman Island Volunteer Fire Department on Vancouver Island with NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtney – Alberni). Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
COMOX, B.C. – On Wednesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joined by local NDP MPs Rachel Blaney and Gord Johns called for a National School Lunch program to be implemented in the upcoming budget. Right now, food bank usage across the country is at its highest level since 1989 and more than one million children are living…