The New Democratic Party has selected former Oxfam Canada Executive Director, Robert Fox, as its new National Director. “I’m excited to be coming on board during an important period of renewal,” said Fox. “There’s a great deal of work ahead as we engage our members and connect with Canadians across the country about our shared … Read more
NDP International Trade Critic, Tracey Ramsey (Essex, Ont.) issued a statement: “Finally today, the economic impact study on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was released with little good news to reassure Canadians that this deal will benefit them”. She said “The TPP is a bad deal and the Liberal government needs to provide more evidence that this … Read more
The NDP Critic for Public Services Erin Weir (Regina-Lewvan, Sask.), is accusing Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) of not taking responsibility for errors plaguing the government’s new pay system known as Phoenix and failing to offer a timeline for when employees will be paid properly. “While we appreciate briefings from your Deputy … Read more
NDP MP Gord Johns (Courteny – Alberni, BC) is calling on Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion (Saint-Laurent, Que.) to reveal what action has been taken to secure the safe return of Alison Azer’s children, and explain why his department interfered with the RCMP investigation into the abduction of the four children from Courtenay, BC which occurred one year … Read more
NDP ethics critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Que.) has written to the lobbying commissioner to ask for an investigation into Jean Charest lobbying on behalf of TransCanada. Documents from the National Energy Board (NEB) made public last week reveal that Charest met with Jacques Gauthier and other top representatives of the NEB to discuss the TransCanada Energy East pipeline even though Charest … Read more
In the wake of a dramatic drop in employment numbers in July, the NDP is calling on the Liberals to take action to significantly improve access to EI and stimulate job growth. “The Liberals promised to improve access to EI for Canadians, but it is still not there for so many who have paid into it … Read more
After almost a decade of fighting for a federal inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people, the announcement marks a critical milestone on the path towards justice, said the NDP. “The existence of this inquiry is thanks to the tireless work of Indigenous women, activists, survivors of violence and the families of missing and murdered women, … Read more
The NDP is blasting the Liberal government’s decision to issue permits allowing for the construction of the Site C dam despite ongoing legal challenges by two First Nations. “The federal government had a clear responsibility here not to move ahead without meaningfully addressing the concerns raised by First Nations about the enormous environmental and cultural impact of … Read more
NDP NDP Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) sent a follow up letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) regarding Yazidi refugees. “The purpose of this letter is to alert you to additional information that has been made available to me since the [Standing Committee for Citizenship … Read more
NDP public works critic Erin Weir (Regina-Lewvan, Sask.) issued the following statement: “I am calling, along with other members of the opposition, for an emergency meeting of the Government Operations Committee to look into the dysfunctional Phoenix payroll system. It has not only failed to properly pay 80,000 federal employees, but also breached their privacy. For a government committed to … Read more
