OTTAWA – On Wednesday, NDP critic for Seniors Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River) will call on all members of parliament to support seniors by increasing Old Age Security (OAS) payments in the wake of the affordability crisis. But, instead of supporting some of Canada’s most vulnerable, the Liberals and Conservatives have teamed up to deny…
DetailsCanada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsIn reaction to the recently released voluntary standards for long-term care homes, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – On Tuesday, the NDP Critic for Ethics, Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre), called on Members of Parliament from all parties to condemn right-wing Fox News personality Tucker Carlson’s on-air call for the United States Armed Forces to ‘liberate Canada.’ Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA — Anti-scab legislation is needed urgently to protect good union jobs, say NDP Labour Critic Alexandre Boulerice, NDP Labour Deputy Critic Matthew Green and National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Mark Hancock. To kick off the new parliamentary session, the NDP and CUPE joined forces in calling on Justin Trudeau’s…
DetailsNDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement as the federal government’s decriminalization pilot program in British Columbia is set to start: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement as the federal government’s decriminalization pilot program in British Columbia is set to start: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA — On Monday, NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) will call on the Liberal government to designate the Wagner Group, a Russian-supported private military company, as a terrorist entity. McPherson is raising the motion in the House of Commons in response to the Wagner Group’s brutal attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilians in other…
DetailsThe NDP Critic for Public Services and Procurement, Gord Johns made the following statement as parliament’s investigation into McKinsey & Company’s $101.4 million in government contracts begins: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, will call on the House of Commons Monday to hold an emergency debate on privatizing health care. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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