OTTAWA – Almost 30 years ago, the House of Commons passed an NDP motion to eliminate child poverty in Canada. To this day, a shockingly high percentage of Canadian children still live below the poverty line. A report from Campaign 2000 has revealed the current levels of child poverty in Canada, including a rate of…
DetailsOn June 16, 2018, the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford (CML) NDP EDA held a sign-waving protest to demonstrate our disappointment in the Trudeau’s government decision to purchase the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. We had a great turnout at the rally, with 25-30 folks attending, from age 35 to 96+! We also received a lot of car honks…
DetailsOTTAWA – Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released a statement announcing the discovery of unauthorized genetically modified wheat plants along a roadside in Alberta. The CFIA has revealed that they were not able to determine the source of these plants, but there was no other evidence of genetically modified wheat in the area…
DetailsNDP Seniors Critic Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) made the following statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – The NDP Women’s Equality Critic and Deputy Critic, Sheila Malcolmson and Anne Minh-Thu Quach, urged the Liberal government to adopt deeper measures to end women’s economic insecurity. In response to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women’s report tabled today, the NDP submitted a supplementary report titled “Actions to Improve Women’s Economic Security…
DetailsThe implementing legislation for the Trans-Pacific Partnership was tabled today despite overwhelming evidence that this trade deal is a betrayal to Canadian workers, the manufacturing sector, and our supply management system. The CPTPP will put 58 000 Canadian jobs at risk and jeopardize both the auto industry and supply managed sectors. The NDP urges the…
DetailsNDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay) issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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