NDP statement on International Women’s Day 2024
NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equality, MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP wants help for volunteer firefighters in the budget
OTTAWA— On Wednesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh toured the Denman Island Volunteer Fire Department on Vancouver Island with NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtney – Alberni). Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP calls for school lunch program to feed hungry kids in the upcoming budget
COMOX, B.C. – On Wednesday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh joined by local NDP MPs Rachel Blaney and Gord Johns called for a National School Lunch program to be implemented in the upcoming budget. Right now, food bank usage across the country is at its highest level since 1989 and more than one million children are living…
DetailsNDP calls on Liberals to reverse cuts to Indigenous services in the upcoming federal budget
OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP critic for Indigenous Services Lori Idlout (Nunavut) and deputy critic for Indigenous Services Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) called on the Liberals to reverse the $7.6 billion in cuts to essential programs Indigenous peoples rely on in the next federal budget on April 16th. While many of those programs will sunset,…
DetailsNDP veteran’s affairs critic named woman of the year in defence
OTTAWA – NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney (North Island–Powell River) has been named as one of the 2024 recipients of the Esprit de Corps Women in Defence Award. In naming Blaney, Esprit de Corps highlighted her continuous work advocating for measures that improve the lives of Veterans and their families, specifically her work to…
DetailsJagmeet Singh slams Pierre Poilievre for wanting to cut childcare for families
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DetailsNDP statement on the passage of a National Childcare program in Canada
In reaction to the passage of the National Childcare program on Thursday, NDP critic for Families, Children and Social Development Leah Gazan issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP delivers free contraception and diabetes drugs as first step in medication coverage for Canadians
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DetailsNDP MP Daniel Blaikie resigns seat to work with Manitoba Premier
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, NDP MP for Elmwood-Transcona, Daniel Blaikie, announced that he will be stepping down effective March 31, 2024 after almost a decade in federal politics. Blaikie will begin working as Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s Senior Advisor on Intergovernmental Affairs in April 2024. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP celebrates as anti-scab legislation moves forward
OTTAWA—On Tuesday, thanks to the NDP and labour unions across Canada, the government’s anti-scab legislation successfully passed second reading in the House of Commons and will go to Committee. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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