OTTAWA – Yesterday, in the House of Commons, NDP Labour Critic, Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain), echoed workers and employers who have been calling on the federal government to stop blocking people from being able to get supports they’ve negotiated through Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB). Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Critic for Health, Don Davies, made the following statement: Canada’s New Democrats are deeply disturbed by the troubling report from Canadian Forces members in Ontario’s long-term care facilities. Soldiers have seen total disregard for basic sanitation and infection control measures, as well as abusive treatment of residents. These horror stories are shocking and have…
DetailsOTTAWA – As more and more businesses are being asked to reopen, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh secured two weeks of paid sick leave for every worker in Canada by pushing the federal government to act. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – After the recent resignation of a member of the federal government’s COVID-19 Supply Council in the wake of a conflict of interest controversy, all parties supported the NDP’s bid to have the Ministers of Indigenous Services and Public Service and Procurement to come to committee to answer growing questions on corporate interest. Read…
DetailsVANCOUVER – Yesterday, NDP MP Don Davies sent a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau calling on the federal government to ban third parties from collecting fees for assistance with Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) applications. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsCAMPBELL RIVER — NDP Critic for Veterans, Rachel Blaney, says Veterans Ombudsman Craig Dalton’s resignation earlier this week reflects the current and past government’s treatment of veterans. 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
DetailsRandall Garrison, NDP critic for SOGIE (sexual orientation, gender identity and expression), issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – Today, NDP Critic for Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood–Transcona), called out the government for failing to deliver support for Canadians living with disabilities during COVID-19. Over two weeks since they committed to providing financial assistance to people living with disabilities, the Trudeau government continues to be missing in…
DetailsST. JOHN’S – New Democrat Foreign Affairs critic, Jack Harris (St. John’s East) is calling on the Liberal government to answer allegations that it has tried to bully the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the issue of Palestine and to call out the incoming Israeli government’s plan to annex parts of the West Bank. Read…
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