NDP Statement on Davie Shipyard Contract
NDP Parliamentary Leader Guy Caron made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh Tours Quebec to Promote Reusable Energy
OTTAWA – This Sunday, Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, will begin a week-long tour in Quebec. Between August 12th and 19th, Mr. Singh will hear directly from Quebecers and highlight the innovations taking place in Quebec within the renewable energy sector. “Quebec is an environmental protection leader and the steady development of its renewable…
DetailsNDP Statement on National Peacekeepers’ Day
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsNDP Statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
“In May, our parliament finally affirmed the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada by enshrining into law the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This declaration, adopted by the UN 11 years ago was a watershed moment in the history of 400 million Indigenous Peoples in over 70 countries, as they finally…
DetailsNDP Statement on the Centennial of the Battle of Amiens and Canada's Hundred Days
NDP Veterans Affairs Critic, Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni), is a member of the official Canadian delegation to France to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Amiens from August 6-10, 2018, joining international delegations from Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States, and France. Read the full release on NDP…
DetailsNDP: Former Sears Workers Suffer While Board Members Profit
OTTAWA – After closing hundreds of stores and stripping thousands of workers of their pensions and severance pay, the Sears Canada board has racked up over $2 million in expenses since Sears declared insolvency. The NDP has long called for the protection of pension wages, and NDP Pension Critic Scott Duvall tabled a Private Member’s…
DetailsNDP Statement on the Annual Commemoration of the Roma and Sinti Genocide
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
DetailsJagmeet Singh calls on Trudeau Government to tackle root causes of gun violence & allow cities to ban handguns
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday urging the government to commit to a long-term approach of addressing the underlying causes of the gun violence in our cities, while at the same time moving quickly on immediate measures such as enabling municipalities to ban handguns. Read the full…
DetailsNDP Calls for Immediate Action to Address EpiPen Shortage
VANCOUVER – On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Don Davies (Vancouver – Kingsway) called on the Minister of Health to take immediate action to address the EpiPen shortage in Canada. Health Canada has issued a warning that the junior dose will be available in limited supplies only, and the adult dose may not be available at…
DetailsNDP Statement on Korean War Veterans Day
Jagmeet Singh, Leader of Canada’s NDP, issued the following statement: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site
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