While New Democrats are pleased that the federal government has finally responded to the United Nations’ call for additional funding for humanitarian assistance in Yemen, they urge the Liberals to follow this funding with an immediate end to the arms trade with Saudi Arabia. “As Canada joins the international community to provide desperately needed assistance in Yemen, … Read more
NDP MP Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.) introduced Private Member’s Bill C-431, which would amend the investment policies, standards and procedures of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to ensure that they are in line with ethical, human rights, and environmental considerations. “Despite the recent United Nations report showing that urgent changes are needed in order to keep global warming … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement: “We are deeply disappointed that the National Energy Board has recommended the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Despite the finding that the expansion project and the associated increase in marine shipping will have significant negative impacts on Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, on the Southern Resident … Read more
NDP Agriculture Critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.) introduced Private Member’s Bill C-430, which would create a tax credit incentive for organic farming. “Farming can play a major role in climate change mitigation and adaptation,” said MacGregor. “In order to have that impact, our farming future must be one where conventional and organic farming methods come together, adopting … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on Trudeau’s Liberal government to re-introduce 30-year terms to CMHC insured mortgages on entry level homes for first time home buyers and provide resources to facilitate co-housing, and to ease access to financing by offering CMHC-backed co-ownership mortgages. These measures are in addition to what the NDP has previously called for … Read more
NDP MP Fin Donnelly (Port Moody-Coquitlam, B.C.) tabled Bill S-238, the Ban on Shark Fin Importation Act, which must be passed by the House of Commons by the end of the session in order to receive Royal Assent. “Since 2011, five Private Members’ Bills have been introduced that would ban the trade of shark fins; in that time, … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called for an independent public inquiry into alleged attempts from the Prime Minister’s Office to pressure former Attorney General, Jody Wilson Raybould (Vancouver Granville, B.C.) into dropping charges against the multi-billion dollar corporation, SNC Lavalin. “The Liberals have been shutting down attempts to get to the truth, or even hear from those … Read more
NDP Human Rights Critic Cheryl Hardcastle (Windsor–Tecumseh, Ont.) made a statement: “New Democrats express their very serious concern with the declining human rights situation in India,” she said. “We are particularly concerned by the arrest and treatment of Dr. Anand Teltumbde, who along with other important public intellectuals and human rights activists, have been arrested under the so-called … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Trudeau government to implement immediate measures to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Canadians and make pharmaceutical companies more accountable to patients. The Trudeau government announced it would indefinitely postpone their promise to fix the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. Singh is demanding the Liberal’s 2019 budget delivers … Read more
NDP Agriculture Critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.) issued a statement: “Everybody eats. It’s not just an objective truth; it’s also the title of the NDP’s food policy plan: Everybody Eats: Our Vision for a Pan-Canadian Food Strategy,” he said. “Nearly two years after beginning consultations, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada still has not unveiled their promised Food Policy for Canada,” … Read more
