NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) highlighted the urgent need for better health services in Brampton, Ont. and committed to investing in health care and working with the city and the province to get a new hospital built. “For years, Liberal and Conservative governments have squeezed health care funding while demand is going up. New Democrats … Read more
Surrounded by candidates and supporters in London, Ont., NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) launched his 2019 election campaign. “Liberals and Conservatives have shown they are in it for their rich friends, not for you,” said Singh. “New Democrats are different. We won’t just say the right things, we will actually do them. Canadians can count on … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and New Democrats commit to honouring the Assembly of First Nations priorities for the next federal election. “Many First Nations people in Canada are facing third world conditions and in a country as rich as Canada, it is simply wrong,” said Singh. “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) has said … Read more
NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.), NDP candidates Chief Rudy Turtle and former Nishnawbe Aski Nation Deputy Grand Chief Anna Betty Achneepineskum, called the ruling from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal a searing indictment of Liberal and Conservative governments’ failure to make life better for Indigenous children. “This ruling shows just how badly both Justin Trudeau and Conservatives have failed Indigenous children … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) introduced author, producer and filmmaker Hugo Latulippe as the NDP candidate for Montmagny-L’Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup for the upcoming federal election. Call 613-222-2351. NDP Sports Critic Cheryl Hardcastle (Windsor Tecumseh, Ont.) issued a statement: “Six months have passed since a CBC investigation revealed the widespread instances of … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) announced a plan to cancel the interest on all existing and future student loans. “It’s wrong for the government to be profiting off the backs of students and grads. That’s why I will eliminate all interest on federal student loans — both outstanding loans, and going forward,” he said. “Eliminating the … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will announce his plan to address racism in Canada. “I’m committed to standing up for people by confronting online hate and Islamophobia,” said Singh. The NDP’s committments will include: Making social media platforms responsible for removing hateful and extremist content; Boosting enforcement against hate crimes with dedicated hate crimes … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) was nominated as his party’s candidate for Burnaby South in the upcoming federal election—which he said will be an election all about whose side the federal parties are on. Singh’s vision is a New Deal for People, which lays out an additional tax on multi-millionaires and the end of tax loopholes … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and Health critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) call on the Trudeau government to join the Government of British Columbia to take civil legal action on behalf of Canadians and investigate whether criminal charges are warranted against Johnson & Johnson. “Drug companies played a role in the American opioid crisis, and … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) released the following statement: “Last week, I called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to stop trade negotiations with President Jair Bolsonaro in order to put real pressure on Brazil’s leadership to stop deforestation and start accepting help to fight these devastating fires. Trudeau has refused. Even as France … Read more
