NDP Statement on Sexual Abuse in Sport
NPD Critic for Sport, Cheryl Hardcastle, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP: Liberals Must Strengthen Financial Accountability on $7 Billion of Spending
OTTAWA – Today, NDP Treasury Board Critic Daniel Blaikie will serve notice of over 200 motions at the Government Operations and Estimates committee; one for each questionable item in Treasury Board Vote 40. The new and unprecedented mechanism, usually referred to as “Vote 40”, would grant over $7 billion to the government for new spending…
DetailsNDP challenges Liberals to reconcile respect for Indigenous Peoples with Kinder Morgan buyout
NDP Reconciliation Critic, Romeo Saganash tabled a motion on Monday to have MPs vote to reaffirm their support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in light of the Liberals’ decision to purchase the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project with taxpayer money. UNDRIP includes the right to “free, prior and informed…
DetailsNDP Statement on the Situation in Nicaragua
NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs, Hélène Laverdière, and NDP Critic for International Human Rights, Cheryl Hardcastle, made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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MP Alistair MacGregor’s Letter to Joanna Lord, President, CML EDA regarding Kinder Morgan
Dear Joanna, I’m emailing you today because you have previously written to me regarding Kinder Morgan’s TransMountain pipeline expansion. As I am sure you have heard, there have been significant developments in the fight against this pipeline in recent days. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would spend…
DetailsNew Democrats Recognize Canadian Armed Forces Day
Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Statement on Pride Month – Celebrating Courage and Hope
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP: Victory for CUPW Demonstrates Need for Pay Equity Legislation
OTTAWA – Today, an arbitrator ruled that Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) do equal work to urban letter carriers, and acknowledged the wage gap between the two groups, siding with the methodology presented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP calls on prime minister to support Canadian steel and aluminum workers
Following today’s announcement that the United States will apply massive tariffs on Canada’s steel and aluminum sectors the NDP is saying the Liberal government must do much more to protect Canadian workers. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Statement on the Churchill Railway
NDP MP Niki Ashton (Churchill-Keewainook Aski) made the following statement on the announcement on Churchill’s railway. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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