New Democrat MPs gathered in Ottawa to plan for the upcoming parliamentary sitting. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) says the right things in public, but doesn’t deliver the help that people need now. He’s taking care of big corporations, while Canadians struggle and fall further and further behind,” said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, … Read more
NDP Critic for Indigenous Youth Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay), called out federal Liberals for fighting compensation to a residential school survivor who was the victim of rape by an Indian Affairs official. “The right thing to do is to stop dragging residential school survivors in courts and giving compensation for the years of abuse they had … Read more
Campaign 2000’s most recent report reveals that the Liberal government’s refusal to act on measures like pharmacare and a national childcare program have left over one million children still living in poverty across the country. “These findings are a reminder that we need to change how we do things to make sure all Canadians’ human rights … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) made the following statement on the most recent revelations about the Ukrainian Flight 752 tragedy: “Our hearts break for them. Through the shock, sadness, and anger it is moving to see how people from across the country are coming together and grieving together […] While we thank the Prime Minister … Read more
NDP MP Jack Harris (St. John’s East) issued a statement: “It is very sad to hear of the death of John Crosbie, one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s longest serving political leaders. He was a forceful and successful advocate for the province on the national stage. Serving as Cabinet Minister at both the provincial and federal level, … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “As the situation in the Middle East continues to quickly change and [U.S. President] Donald Trump calls for more NATO involvement in the region, Canadians deserve to know what Canada’s role in the region is and what kind of missions and danger our troops are facing,” … Read more
With the lastest version of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, NDP Trade Critic Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.) wrote to Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) to ask that the government use this opportunity to work with New Democrats to bring trade negotiations out of the back rooms and get better deals for Canadians. The NDP is proposing … Read more
“The Liberals’ throne speech missed concrete actions to help Canadians. New Democrats proposed changes that would have made people’s lives better, but the Liberals, Conservatives, and Bloc teamed up to reject those changes,” said NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.). “Canadians elected this parliament to bring in programs like pharmacare and dental care. It’s … Read more
All Members of Parliament agreed with an NDP motion that asked the government to respect the ruling of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. “This is an historic decision by all parties and means the Liberals need to stop dragging these children to court and respect the rulings in support of the kids,” said NDP MP … Read more
NDP Finance critic Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) and NDP Health critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) outlined the NDP proposal for small changes to the Liberals’ planned tax that would focus on the great help – including dental care – for middle class families. What the Liberals are proposing will cost a staggering $6 billion annually when … Read more
