NDP Statement for World Refugee Day 2024
NDP critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsAs more Canadians struggle to make ends meet, Liberals gut measures to lower prices for Canadians
A new report from Food Banks Canada reveals that 25 per cent of Canadians, or 6 million people, are living at poverty levels. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsSingh’s bill to Lower Prices for Canadians quietly gutted in committee meeting: NDP
OTTAWA – On Monday, Liberal and Bloc Members of Parliament at the Industry committee systematically gutted an NDP bill that would help protect Canadians from consumer abuses. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP motion on justice for Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi passes unanimously
OTTAWA—On Monday, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson’s (Edmonton Strathcona) motion to condemn the death sentence of Iranian musician Toomaj Salehi and urge Canada to impose targeted sanctions on members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Courts was unanimously adopted by all parliamentarians. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsLiberals and Bloc team up to block NDP bill to lower prices for Canadians
NDP critic for Innovation, Science and Industry Brian Masse issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP statement on Eid al-Adha
Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
NDP Seniors critic Rachel Blaney made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP calls on Liberals to investigate Canadian charities that may be funding war crimes
OTTAWA—On Thursday, NDP critic for Tax Fairness Niki Ashton called on the Liberals to investigate Canadian tax-deductible charities who are believed to be funnelling significant funds in support of Israeli military operations and illegal settlements in Palestine. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP announces plan to make Canada’s Disability Benefit easier to access for Canadians who need it
OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP MP Laurel Collins tabled a bill to make the Canada Disability Benefit and other benefits — including the Disability Tax Credit and disability pensions — cover more Canadians. If passed, Collins’s bill will allow any person eligible at the provincial level for a disability tax credit, pension or benefit to…
DetailsNDP passes bill to provide greater protection to Canadians facing abuse
OTTAWA – After years of advocacy from Canada’s NDP, on Wednesday, NDP MP Laurel Collins’ private member’s bill to make coercive and controlling behaviour illegal under the criminal code passed in the House of Commons. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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