OTTAWA – Today NDP MP Wayne Stetski (Kootenay–Columbia) kicked off the first hour of debate on his Private Member’s Bill C-281, An Act to establish a National Local Food Day, which would designate the Friday before Thanksgiving of each year as National Local Food Day. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement recognizing Canadian Jewish Heritage Month: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsToday, the House of Commons voted in favour of the NDP’s motion to invite Pope Francis to issue a formal apology for the role of the Canadian Catholic Church in the establishment, operations and abuses of residential schools. This move responds to Call to Action 58 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report and is…
DetailsNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP MP Anne Minh-Thu Quach (Salaberry-Suroît) made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNPD Labour Critic Karine Trudel (Jonquière), made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – NDP Finance Critic Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby), has urged Finance Minister Bill Morneau to eliminate a significant increase in prescription medical cannabis costs by stopping the implementation of a new excise tax on medical cannabis. Finance Canada officials confirmed the increase before the Finance Committee yesterday. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Foreign Affairs Critic Hélène Laverdière released the following statement for the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsOTTAWA – Yet again, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development is crystal clear: this government has failed to show leadership in fulfilling its environmental commitments. The audits that she tabled today reports that the liberal government has no governance structure and no action plan to implement the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Neither has Environment Canada taken action…
DetailsThe following statement was issued by NDP Leader, Jagmeet Singh: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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