NDP Statement on The Occasion Of Diwali, Deepavali and Bandi Chhor Divas
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsLIBERALS “DON’T SEE, DON’T HEAR” APPROACH TO TREATMENT OF SICK AND VULNERABLE POSTAL WORKERS
OTTAWA – Today, Liberals on the Government Operations and Estimates Committee killed an urgent NDP motion to review Canada Post’s negotiating tactic to target sick and vulnerable workers in the current round of collective bargaining. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsVictory for Veterans: Commons Votes for NDP Motion
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the NDP motion calling on the Liberal government to reallocate the hundreds of millions of dollars in lapsed funding to improve services and benefits for Canadian veterans, passed the House of Commons with all-party support. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP: Lapsed Funding is Robbing Canada's Veterans
OTTAWA – On Monday, the NDP announced they are using their Opposition Day Motion to force the Liberal government to spend all allocated funding to immediately improve services for Canada’s veterans. The NDP says veterans are not getting the respect or services they deserve from the Liberal government following $372 million in unspent funding. Read…
DetailsJagmeet Singh calls on Trudeau government to do more to restore democracy and prevent more violence in Sri Lanka
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh today called on the Trudeau government to do more to restore democracy and prevent more violence in Sri Lanka: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP statement on the anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide
Today, the NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsTime to Get Tough on Tax Loopholes for the Super-Rich: Jagmeet Singh
TORONTO – Standing in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced he is committed to eliminating tax loopholes that only help the super-rich get even richer, while regular Canadians are struggling to get by. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Calls on Liberals to Fund New Women, Peace and Security Agenda
OTTAWA – NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Hélène Laverdière (Laurier – Sainte-Marie) welcomes the creation of the Women, Peace and Security Ambassador. Today, Laverdière called on the Liberal government to guarantee funding for the newly created Ambassador during the second hour of debate on Motion 163 today. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsALMOST ONE YEAR LATER, LIBERALS REFUSE TO REVISE SERVICE RECORDS FOR LGBTQ2+ KICKED OUT OF MILITARY
OTTAWA – Nearly a year after the Prime Minister’s official apology to the LGBTQ2+ community in the House of Commons, the Department of National Defence is saying they will not remove dishonourable discharges for those who were kicked out of the military because they were LGBTQ2+. Instead of a record revision, a note will be placed on these records stating that any previous notes were inappropriate. Read the full release on…
DetailsNDP Proposes Process for Increased Climate Change Accountability and Transparency
OTTAWA – Today, NDP MP Linda Duncan (Edmonton- Strathcona) introduced a motion calling on the federal government to enact legislation that would establish a legal process to ensure binding measures for greater transparency and accountability on Canada’s commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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