VANCOUVER – Today, NDP Health Critic Don Davies called for a stronger, more effective federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in light of alarming new modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – Canadians are worried about how they’ll get through the second wave of COVID-19 and need solutions to the problems they face. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh believes Parliamentarians must get back to work so the government can get help to people without delay. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – With changes coming to the eligibility criteria for the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) to prevent non-essential foreign travellers from accessing the program, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the Liberal government to take the opportunity to fix the program’s flaws to make it easier for people to access the program and get help more quickly.…
DetailsST. JOHN’S – After Air Canada announced it was cutting routes to more rural and northern parts of the country earlier this week, New Democrats are again asking the government to provide support to airlines so that the workers in that field and Canadians depending on these services can take care of their families. Read…
DetailsOTTAWA – In a letter to Ministers Freeland and Joly, New Democrats are calling on the Liberals to ensure that the relief they announced for sectors particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic benefits workers and gets delivered immediately. The Highly Affected Sector Credit Availability Program (HASCAP) was announced in November but, months later, businesses are…
DetailsOTTAWA – One year ago today, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down minutes after taking off from Tehran, Iran. Among the 176 people killed, 138 had ties to Canada as citizens, permanent residents and students, making it a significant Canadian tragedy. As Canadians mark this solemn anniversary, New Democrats mourn with the relatives…
DetailsJagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP wants our loved ones in long-term care to be safe Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsDon Davies, NDP Health Critic, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – Today, NDP Health Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) and NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill–Keewatinook Aski), called on the federal government to develop an immediate plan in consultation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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