NEW WESTMINSTER— Today, NDP Finance Critic Peter Julian is reiterating his call for the federal government to use its powers to help Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic and make the banks waive interest, penalties, and fees on loan deferrals and to stop charging interest on credit cards and lines of credit. Read the full…
DetailsStatement from NDP Critic for Immigration Jenny Kwan and NDP Critic for Agriculture Alistair MacGregor: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – On Monday, New Democrats learned that while the Prime Minister was telling Canadians that it wasn’t his responsibility to help fix the devastation seen in long-term care centres throughout the country, his government was meeting with lobbyists representing the companies that profit off these centres and our seniors. Read the full release on…
DetailsNDP MPs Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe) and Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
Details“We need to stop using jurisdiction as an excuse to not have national leadership” – Dr. Jane Philpott Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – 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
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