OTTAWA — The housing crisis is hitting hard and while house prices sore, the Liberals aren’t taking action to help Canadians find a home they can afford. It has been reported this week that the average selling price of a resale home in Canada last month was $720,850, beating the all-time high that was set…
DetailsOTTAWA – This week NDP health critic Don Davies introduced a bill which would require the Minister of Health to develop a national school food program to ensure that all children in Canada have access to healthy food. As the rate of inflation rises and more families struggle to afford necessities like groceries, Davies says…
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DetailsTHOMPSON – Today, in response to the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson newest report, NDP Tax Fairness Critic, Niki Ashton (Churchill–Keewatinook Aski), called on the Liberals to urgently deliver help to Canadians struggling to make ends meet. The report stated that the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) isn’t doing enough to deliver the help people need as they face…
DetailsOTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) introduced a private member’s bill to develop a national framework for a permanent Guaranteed Livable Basic Income (GLBI) in Canada. Gazan says, as the pandemic continues, it’s never been clearer that people in Canada need financial support and a stronger social safety net. Read the…
DetailsOTTAWA – Over 20,000 Canadians have died of overdoses in the last five years and, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid overdose epidemic has gotten even worse. Yesterday, the NDP’s critic for mental health and addictions, Gord Johns, introduced a private member’s bill to tackle this emergency by decriminalizing personal possession and taking a health-based…
DetailsNDP Critic for Finance, Daniel Blaikie, and NDP Critic for Seniors, Rachel Blaney, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – While the cost of living keeps going up and people are struggling to make ends meet, the Trudeau government is failing to deliver the help Canadians urgently need. With nowhere to turn, some Canadians continue to take on high-interest loans. This week, NDP MP Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) re-introduced a bill to protect low-income…
DetailsIn the face of the pandemic, an affordability crisis, the housing crisis and climate crisis, the Liberals once again protect pandemic profiteers and fail to help families make ends meet Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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