NDP’s Singh vows to fix social safety net at B.C. Federation of Labour Convention

VANCOUVER — Jagmeet Singh, the Leader of Canada’s New Democrats, vowed Monday to reconstruct Canada’s social safety net, including an overhaul of Employment Insurance (EI).   Speaking to thousands of working people at the British Columbia Federation of Labour Convention, Singh made the commitment to introduce a new EI system with a low, universal qualifying-hours…

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NDP: Invest in Veterans and Veterans Affairs workers, halt multi-million-dollar contracts to rich corporations

OTTAWA – On Friday, NDP House Leader Peter Julian and National President of the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees Virginia Vaillancourt called on the Liberal Minister of Veterans Affairs to halt his multi-million dollar outsourcing contract to a private for-profit company owned by Loblaws. Instead, funding should be invested in workers at Veterans Affairs Canada…

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Liberals are failing Canadians and their mental health by refusing to deliver on mental health supports

In response to the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) calling on the Liberals to implement a mental health care transfer payment to the provinces and territories, NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns made the following statement Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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NDP calls for independent inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 response

OTTAWA – When the COVID-19 pandemic struck Canada, all levels of government had to respond to keep all Canadians safe. People deserve to know why certain decisions were taken, what mistakes were made and if their government acted appropriately. In order to ensure accountability and transparency for Canadians, today NDP Health Critic Don Davies called…

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