The NDP’s Tax Fairness critic Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) released the following statement on reports that the federal government paid $37.7 billion in pandemic wage subsidies to businesses with tax debts, and even gave $1 billion in CEWS payments to insolvent companies, and won’t be seeking repayment: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
WINNIPEG — On Wednesday, NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equality, Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) urged the Liberal government to create a Red Dress Alert program to urgently notify the public when Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit person goes missing. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Food Price Inflation Critic Alistair MacGregor made the following statement after news that while inflation is settling, food prices are up 11.4 per cent: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP critic for Natural Resources (Jobs and Just Transition), MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay), made the following statement in reaction to the federal government report on the Sustainable Jobs Plan: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – Eighteen months after the fall of Kabul, New Democrats are once again urging the Liberal government to lift barriers preventing Canadians from providing aid in Afghanistan. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement in response to the Justice Rouleau Report released on Friday: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is launching a series of economic roundtables with prominent Canadian economists to pinpoint actions the federal government can take in the spring budget, and beyond, to help families with the skyrocketing cost-of-living. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA – On Thursday, the House of Commons Committee on Foreign Affairs and international Development unanimously agreed to a motion by NDP foreign affairs Critic Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) to urgently study the situation in Iran. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA — On Thursday, the Committee on Canadian Heritage adopted an NDP motion calling for a meeting on the allegations of unequal treatment of the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team and allegations of sexual abuse within soccer programs. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
OTTAWA — NDP Critic for Indigenous Services Lori Idlout (Nunavut) and NDP Deputy Critic for Indigenous Services Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) are calling out the Liberals for dragging their feet on fixing the housing crisis in Northern and Indigenous communities — revealing the government’s own statistics showing that it’s going to take as long as…
