Poilievre stands with Trudeau to defend PM’s gatekeeping powers over Parliament

OTTAWA – This week, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona) continued his fight in the House of Commons to make it harder for Prime Ministers to abuse their gatekeeping power over Parliament. The motion proposes changes to the Standing Orders that would ensure the Prime Minister has to meet the House for a confidence vote any time…

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NDP call for windfall tax could generate billions of dollars according to parliamentary report 

NDP Environment Critic Laurel Collins and NDP Natural Resources Critic Charlie Angus made the following statement after a new report showed a windfall tax on big oil and gas would generate more than $4 billion: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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NDP tables a plan to reduce wasted food to save people money, so less Canadians go hungry

OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo tabled a bill to create a National Strategy to reduce the amount of wasted food in Canada. This comes at a time when more Canadians than ever before are being forced to turn to food banks and people are having to put fresh fruit and vegetables back…

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NDP calls for a National Brain Injury Strategy to support struggling Canadians 

OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor, joined by members of the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium called on the Liberal government to support his plan to create a National Brain Injury Strategy, as more than 1.5 million Canadians have been left to cope with the aftermaths of brain injuries alone. Read the full release on NDP…

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NDP Veterans Affairs critic brings light to the experiences of women veterans 

OTTAWA – On Monday, NDP Veterans Affairs Critic Rachel Blaney hosted an event on Parliament Hill to mark her study into women veterans’ experiences – an issue the government has never investigated, which has hurt veteran services in Canada. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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