NDP splits Bill C-5, forcing vote on controversial Building Canada Act

OTTAWA – The NDP has forced the government to split up its omnibus major projects legislation, Bill C-5, forcing Parliament to vote directly on its more controversial clauses. After Friday’s Question Period, NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) raised a point of order arguing the bill’s two parts were unrelated to one another, which the…

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NDP amends Bill-5 to support good-paying union jobs for Canadians

OTTAWA — In Wednesday’s parliamentary committee on transportation, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) secured changes that would prioritize creating good-paying union jobs for Canadians in the government’s major project legislation, Bill C-5. While a step towards addressing the bill’s problems, Gazan says the bill still requires major changes to uphold the rights of workers and…

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NDP stands alongside Ontario Chiefs opposing Bill C-5

OTTAWA — On Tuesday, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) and NDP MP Lori Idlout (Nunavut) stood in solidarity with the Chiefs of Ontario to demand that the Liberal government stop fast-tracking their mega project Bill C-5 without fulfilling its constitutional obligations to Indigenous peoples. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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