NDP statement on celebrating Easter
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Statement from Blake Desjarlais Treasury Board critic, Niki Ashton National Revenue critic and Gord Johns Public Services and Procurement critic
We stand in solidarity with the 35,000 workers at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) who have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP calls for a ban on the transfer of commercial fishing licenses to foreign fisheries
OTTAWA – NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo – Ladysmith) and deputy critic Taylor Bachrach (Skeena – Bulkley Valley) are demanding that the Liberal government end the transfer of commercial fishing licences to massive foreign fishers. In a letter to the Fisheries and Oceans Minister, Joyce Murray, they highlighted the importance of…
New Democrats wish you Chag Pesach Sameach!
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
On International Day of Mine Awareness, NDP Seeks to Close Loopholes in Canada’s Cluster Munitions Act
On the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson is pleased to announce she will attempt to amend Canada’s Prohibiting Cluster Munitions Act. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP calls on Liberals to address health-care staff shortages on First Nations
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Deputy Critic for Indigenous Services Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) was joined by Chief Michael Yellowback and councillor Roger Ross of Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Chief Jordan Hill of Shamattawa First Nation, Grand Chief Garrison Settee from Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, Grand Chief Walter Wastesicoot from the Keewatin Tribal Council and Grand Chief…
NDP Statement on the International Transgender Day of Visibility
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP: Liberals are taking the side of Rogers and Shaw CEOs instead of Canadians
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement after the Liberals’ announcement to approve the Rogers and Shaw merger: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP calls on the Liberals to support soccer for Indigenous and Northern youth in the lead up to the World Cup
OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill—Kewatinook Aski) joined athletes and coaches from across Northern Manitoba to call on the Liberal government to invest in soccer for Indigenous and Northern youth. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Statement on the final report from the Mass Casualty Commission
Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
