OTTAWA – As more and more businesses are being asked to reopen, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spoke in Ottawa today about the government’s responsibility to make sure that workers’ safety is guaranteed, that there is a safe plan to handle childcare needs, and that every worker has access to paid sick leave. Read the full…
DetailsThis week marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, the liberation of Germany, and the end of WWII in Europe. Yesterday, NDP critic for veterans, Rachel Blaney, wrote to Minister MacAulay asking for financial help for organizations who provide services veterans need. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsVANCOUVER – NDP critic for Immigration Jenny Kwan is deeply concerned that members of the Asian community are targets of racism in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the release of a video of a 92-year-old Chinese Canadian senior being assaulted in a convenience store in Vancouver East, some Asian Canadian seniors who live…
DetailsWith rent due tomorrow, business owners are facing tough decisions about their futures Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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DetailsOTTAWA – Yesterday, the NDP secured a firm commitment for government support for seniors and people living with disabilities. Since the beginning of the pandemic shut down, seniors and people living with disabilities have been struggling to make ends meet with extra costs. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsPORT ALBERNI – With just days before rent is due again, NDP critic for Small Business Gord Johns took the opportunity in the virtual parliamentary committee to reiterate his call to the federal minister to finally provide some immediate rent relief to business owners before it’s too late. Read the full release on NDP Central’s…
DetailsHAMILTON – Today, NDP Critic for Seniors, Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) called on the federal government to ensure that Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) payments will not be interrupted for Canadian seniors amid COVID-19. While the government has extended the deadline to file taxes, there is widespread concern among seniors and their families that they will…
DetailsJack Harris, NDP Critic for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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