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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New Democrats pass motion to expand investigation into McKinsey contracts and reckless government outsourcing

NDP Public Services and Procurement critic Gord Johns made the following statement in reaction to an NDP motion to expand the investigation of outsourcing government work successfully passing on Monday: Read the full release on NDP Central’s site

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

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

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

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

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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