NDP Leader Avi Lewis, Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan Join Grassy Narrows Calling for PM’s Apology and Clean Water Rights

OTTAWA – Today, NDP leader Avi Lewis and Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan joined members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation on the Hill, to demand an apology from Prime Minister Carney and call for immediate action to address their community’s mercury poisoning emergency. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Calls on Minister and House Committee to Pass S-2 Before Summer Adjournment

OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is demanding the swift passage of Bill S-2, voicing this call in Question Period to the Liberal cabinet and in a letter to the House of Commons committee tasked with studying the bill. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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Johns: Senate wildfire report reinforces longstanding NDP calls for a permanent national aerial firefighting fleet and comprehensive wildfire strategy

OTTAWA — NDP MP Gord Johns says a new Senate committee report on Canada’s wildfire crisis reinforces recommendations New Democrats have been advancing for years to strengthen Canada’s wildfire preparedness, emergency response capacity, and support for affected communities. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic, Senator and First Nations Advocates call for Immediate Elimination of Second-Generation Cutoff through Bill S-2 

OTTAWA— NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan joined Senator PJ Prosper and BC-based Justice for Girls Vice President Zoe Craig-Sparrow at a press conference Thursday demanding the Liberal government immediately pass Bill S-2 as amended in the Senate before the House of Commons adjourns for the summer.   Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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