NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is in Sault Ste. Marie today with the Canadian Labor Congress, the United Steelworkers Union and Sault workers to lay out a “Build Canadian Buy Canadian” plan, aimed at creating and maintaining “[…]good, unionized jobs and Canadian dollars North of the border.” Singh emphasized, “We need to fight like … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “Eight years ago, a gunman entered the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec City and murdered six men, and injured many more. This horrific night changed our country and devastated lives, communities, and families.[…] Over the last year, Canada has seen a rise in Islamophobia including hate-motivated incidents … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “Pierre Poilievre must get his security clearance now. His billionaire buddy Elon Musk’s X platform must be investigated now.” Contact media@ndp.ca.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued the following statement: “This day marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. New Democrats honour the memory of the more than six million Jewish people who were murdered in the holocaust simply for being Jewish. We also remember the five million Slavs, … Read more
On Jan. 23, the NDP called on the Competition Bureau to hold big grocers accountable for ripping off Canadians on their grocery bills. The call comes in response to reports of widespread pricing misconduct by major grocery chains, including Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro and Walmart. These corporations have allegedly been overcharging Canadians for underweighted meat products, … Read more
NDP Labour critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) issued a statement: “Amazon’s decision to shut down operations in Quebec is a shameful act of corporate union-busting and a direct attack on workers fighting for fair pay and safe conditions. This is a wake-up call. For years, the Liberals have let workers down by refusing to … Read more
On Monday, four New Democrat MPs – Canada-US Border Relations Critic Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.), Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.), House Leader and Health Critic Peter Julian (Burnaby–New Westminster, B.C.) and National Defense Critic Lindsay Mathyssen (London Fanshawe, Ont.) – were in Detroit, Michigan to meet with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan’s 12th Congressional District, whose constituency shares the … Read more
On January 17, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) spoke via video conference with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. Senator Sanders and Singh discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on Canadian goods and the impact Trump’s tariffs would have on workers on both sides of the border. Both Sanders and Singh agreed that … Read more
NDP Critic for Tax Fairness Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, Man.) issued the following release: “Hard-working Canadians deserve someone on their side.[…] Last night, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre held a fundraiser for millionaires in an I-scratch-your back-you-scratch-mine event, and today he announced that he will give a tax break to his ultra-rich buddies by lowering the capital … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to take “coordinated action against Donald Trump’s tariffs.” In a letter to the PM, Singh wrote that in recent days, Premiers have sent “contradictory messages to the incoming administration about possible actions to be taken in response to tariffs. And we have … Read more
