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,…
DetailsOTTAWA – 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…
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DetailsIn 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
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DetailsOTTAWA – 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
DetailsOTTAWA—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
DetailsNDP Foreign Affairs critic Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsCOQUITLAM, B.C. – On Friday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, joined by NDP MP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam) and NDP candidate for Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, Laura Dupont, reiterated his call on the Trudeau government to cover the cost of contraceptives for all Canadians. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP plan to criminalize coercive abuse being studied as women face rise in gender-based violence Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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