NDP MPs Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.) and Robert Aubin (Trois-Rivières, Que.), Transport critic, are calling on Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) to introduce the Airline Passenger Bill of Rights before the end of the current session of Parliament. The NDP has long advocated for the rights of air travellers and NDP MPs have previously introduced this … Read more
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) made the following statement: “As the Jewish community comes together at the start of Passover today, my family and I extend our best wishes to all those marking this important holiday – in Canada and around the world. Many will gather with friends and family to retell the powerful story of the … Read more
The NDP have issued the following statement on the U.S. air strikes in Syria: “The chemical weapons attack against civilians this week in Syria was shocking, and is added to a tally of horror that continues to stun the world. Assad must be held accountable for these crimes. It is not clear what the impact of … Read more
NDP MPs Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood–Transcona, Man.), Treasury Board Critic, and Matthew Dubé (Beloeil-Chambly, Que.), Public Safety Critic, called on the government to take action to correct the compounding labour problems faced by RCMP members. “Liberal dithering is seriously hurting morale in the RCMP,” said Blaikie. “After ignoring a raise recommendation for well over a year, yesterday’s meagre … Read more
The NDP’s Quebec caucus is launching a campaign to take serious action on tax havens, a problem that increases inequality and hurts our economy. In 2016, the richest members of our society hid no less than $272 billion in tax havens. In the coming months, the NDP’s Quebec caucus will work with Canadians and experts … Read more
NDP MP and Critic for Democratic Reform Nathan Cullen (Skeena–Bulkley Valley, B.C.) has completed his first week of town halls in Liberal ridings to discuss the broken promise regarding electoral reform. “I visited Toronto, Kitchener and Guelph and at every stop I was met with a packed room of engaged Canadians, wanting to make our democracy better,” … Read more
NDP MP and Critic on Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) made the following statement: “In light of the Federal Court ruling which orders Ralph Goodale, the Minister of Public Safety, to end the indefinite delays that asylum seekers face when applying for appeals on their refugee applications, the Minister must take immediate action on … Read more
NDP MP Guy Caron (Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques, Que.) is pointing to a report published from the Parliamentary Budget Office that suggests the Finance Department misled MPs by overinflating the cost of Caron’s Bill C-274. The proposal would have made it easier to transfer family-owned small businesses, farms or fishery companies between members of the same family by … Read more
The Liberals are refusing to give details on why they are reversing a Conservative decision that blocked a deal with Chinese company O-Net that could undermine Canadian national security. “This process has been completely opaque and has been lacking transparency from the start. It’s troubling that the Liberal government has imposed secret conditions on the … Read more
NDP MP and Justice Critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.) made the following statement on the legalization of marijuana: “After a year and a half of confusion on the ground we are happy to finally see some movement on this file. However, Canadians are asking what took the Liberals so long and why they claim it will … Read more
