Category Archives: News from Central

Jagmeet Singh asks prime minister to provide more support for front-line workers and their communities as wildfires rage on

OTTAWA – On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh sent a letter to the prime minister calling on him to provide more supports to firefighters and communities dealing with the climate emergency. With more than 10 million hectares of land burned to ash in Canada, and families forced to flee their homes, New Democrats believe…

Singh blasts Trudeau for the mortgage bombshell hitting homeowners

  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

As the cost-of-living soars, Liberals and Conservatives united in ignoring corporate greed

In reaction to Statistics Canada new inflation numbers, Canada’s NDP Finance critic Daniel Blaikie issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP calls for urgent help for tenants fearing rising rent and renovictions in Hamilton 

Hamiltonians have seen one-bedroom rent increase by 15.3 per cent since last year Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

Jagmeet Singh calls for CEBA extension to help hundreds of thousands of shops stay in business

TORONTO – On Monday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Toronto to meet with small business owners who have joined his call to urge the government to extend the CEBA loan repayment deadline. With the most recent interest rate increase announced last Wednesday, small business owners are being hit with higher mortgages and rent, on-top…

The Liberals must do everything in their power to bring back loved ones back home

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP congratulates port workers on reaching agreement with employers 

Following the news that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), representing port workers, and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) reached an agreement, NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach made this statement:  Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP says another interest hike is bad news for Canadians already feeling the squeeze 

NDP Finance critic Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona) made the following statement in response to the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP reacts to announcement of new immigration measures for Hong Kongers fleeing persecution

In response to the government’s announcement regarding immigration measures for Hong Kongers who risk facing persecution for their pro-democracy activism if they are forced to return to Hong Kong, NDP Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship critic Jenny Kwan issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction visits Portugal to find solutions for the toxic drug crisis

OTTAWA – On Tuesday night, NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns will head to Portugal, where he will meet with government officials, and harm reduction groups including Canada’s Ambassador to Portugal, Elise Racicot, and João Goulão who spearheaded Portugal’s safe supply and decriminalization policy. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site