VANCOUVER – Today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh welcomed workers in the healthcare field and people who have struggled with the costs of medication to hear their stories and discuss the need for medication coverage for all. New Democrats will soon table their first piece of legislation which will be a bill to implement pharmacare coverage…
DetailsOTTAWA – Today, New Democrats are joining other opposition parties in the House calling for hearings into a Parole Board decision that resulted in the murder of 22-year-old Marylène Lévesque. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – Today, New Democrats are asking all Members of Parliament to support a motion that would fast-track the passing of a bill that requires sexual assault training for judges. “Survivors of sexual assault deserve to feel heard and supported in our justice system. Additional training for judges about sexual assault will ensure survivors’…
DetailsThe NDP Critic for International Development, Heather McPherson, released the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – New Democrats have heard the concerns of many Canadians about unnecessary suffering caused by our current medical assistance in dying legislation and are calling for quick action to address this problem. “We have an opportunity in this parliament to alleviate the suffering of Canadians who have been unable to access medical assistance in…
DetailsOTTAWA – New facts obtained from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) by the NDP show that the Liberals are still refusing to deliver the funding and services Canadian veterans need and are owed. Despite promises to do better than the Conservatives, the numbers prove that the Liberals took hundreds of millions of dollars that were owed…
DetailsOTTAWA – Today, NDP Labour Critic Scott Duvall (Hamilton Mountain) announced that he will re-introduce anti-scab legislation that will support workers in disputes with their employers who use replacement workers. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsEarlier today, NDP critic for Indigenous Youth Charlie Angus made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – NDP Transport Critic Niki Ashton (Churchill – Keewatinook Aski) is urging the Minister of Transport to stand up for Canadian passengers instead of bowing to the demands of powerful airline companies’ appeal to many of the provisions within the Passenger Bill of Rights. Instead of properly defending the rights of Canadian passengers and…
DetailsOTTAWA – Today, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh announced that the NDP’s first bill will be a framework to make pharmacare coverage for all Canadians a reality. In letters to the Prime Minister and other opposition leaders, Singh offered to work with the other parties to ensure this bill, modelled off of the Canada Health Act,…
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