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Feb132023

New Democrats call for better services for Veterans — ending Liberals’ problem-plagued multi-million-dollar Veterans services outsourcing

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OTTAWA – On Monday, NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney demanded that the Liberal government stop outsourcing services that Veterans rely on to for-profit companies that keep failing to deliver. In the summer, the Liberals gave a $560 million contract to a company owned by Loblaw despite calls from Veterans, unions and New Democrats for…

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Feb132023

Liberals keep delaying urgent help to address violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people

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NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) released the following statement in response to news that the Liberal government has spent only 5 per cent of a $724.1 million fund to address violence against Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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Feb132023

NDP calling for better animal rights protections and to end inhumane animal transportation practices

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OTTAWA – On Monday, NDP Agriculture and Food Critic Alistair MacGregor will table a petition in the House of Commons that calls on the government to end the transportation of live horses for slaughter. The petition, initiated by Jann Arden, was signed by almost 40,000 Canadians. Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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Feb132023

NDP leads vote to expand investigation into high food prices and corporate greed

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OTTAWA – On Monday, NDP critic for Food Price Inflation Alistair MacGregor will lead a vote to extend an NDP-initiated investigation into high food prices and corporate greed. With the investigation set to end in the coming days without hearing from big grocery CEOs who have avoided testifying, MacGregor’s motion would force the CEOs of…

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Feb92023

New Democrats demanding better mental health supports, after Liberals ignore the mental health crisis in new plan

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NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns made the following statement on the Liberals’ new health care agreement with the provinces and territories, and its exclusion of urgently needed mental health funding: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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Feb92023

CEWS study shows Liberals give handouts to the richest corporations

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OTTAWA – NDP Critic for Tax Fairness Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) released the following statement in response to the new report by Canadians for Tax Fairness on how some of the richest companies in the country used the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) while avoiding paying billions in taxes: Read the full release on NDP…

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