NDP’s Singh launches economic consultation series ahead of federal budget 

OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is launching a series of economic roundtables with prominent Canadian economists to pinpoint actions the federal government can take in the spring budget, and beyond, to help families with the skyrocketing cost-of-living. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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Liberals own stats show Indigenous housing goals won’t be met for 141 years

OTTAWA — NDP Critic for Indigenous Services Lori Idlout (Nunavut) and NDP Deputy Critic for Indigenous Services Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) are calling out the Liberals for dragging their feet on fixing the housing crisis in Northern and Indigenous communities — revealing the government’s own statistics showing that it’s going to take as long as…

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Liberals are falling behind in delivering homes Canadians can afford

OTTAWA—NDP Housing Critic Jenny Kwan issued the following statement in response to a report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) on the Liberals’ failure to meet their housing goals for Canadians, while a recent report shows a 10.7 per cent hike in rent prices since one year ago: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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NDP backs calls for federal funding for the Gatineau-Ottawa tramway

OTTAWA — On Thursday, the NDP joined MOBI-O, an advocacy group for sustainable transportation solutions in the Gatineau region, in calling on the Liberal government to release federal funding to build the Ottawa-Gatineau tramway project. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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For-profit corporations or public health care: NDP puts it to a vote in parliament

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, will lead a vote in the House of Commons that calls on each member of parliament to decide: should health care funding be used to rebuild the understaffed public system, or to set up for-profit corporations that will poach nurses and doctors? Read the full release on…

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New Democrats pass motion to bring grocery CEOs before parliament

NDP Food Price Inflation critic Alistair MacGregor made the following statement in reaction to a successful NDP-led motion extending the investigation into food prices and corporate greed to compel the CEOs of Loblaw, Metro and Empire to answer questions in Ottawa: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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