NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued the following statement: “Today marks the beginning of Thai Pongal, a time when Tamils in Canada and all over the world will come together to celebrate the harvest festival. It’s also Tamil Heritage Month when we celebrate and recognize the richness of the Tamil language, culture, and … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is calling on Canada’s party leaders to “[…]withhold targeted critical minerals that America needs in addition to implementing retaliatory tariffs if American President Donald Trump moves ahead with his punishing 25 per cent tax on all Canadian goods. Singh emphasized, “It’s time to fight like hell for Canadian … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued the following statement in response to Justin Trudeau’s resignation: “Justin Trudeau’s Liberals let down Canadians. They let you down on home prices. They let you down on health care. They let you down by allowing corporate greed to run wild. Even with the country facing another serious … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) released a letter to Canadians: “The Canadian dream is a good job that gets you a home and a fridge full of groceries with enough left over to save for vacations. A country where health care is always there as soon as you need it. I believe every … Read more
NDP Finance Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) issued the following statement in response to the Fall Economic Statement: “Budgets reveal who you’re really working for, and what your values are. In the government’s economic update, the Liberals failed to recognize or deal with the serious overlapping crises facing working and middle-class Canadians. Of course, Pierre … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) released the following statement in response to the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland: “The withering resignation of Trudeau’s right-hand minister government shows just how deeply this Liberal’s members are obsessed with infighting, and ignoring the urgent challenges everyday Canadians are coping with.[…] Canadians … Read more
NDP Infrastructure and Communities critic Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam, Que.) tabled a bill that would put people before corporations by guaranteeing the right to adequate and affordable homes for people, not corporate landlords. “Working-class people are having a harder time finding a home they can afford,” said Zarrillo. “Homeownership seems out of reach, and rent … Read more
NDP foreign affairs critic Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.) issued the following statement: “Today, on International Human Rights Day, New Democrats reaffirm our unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and dignity for all […] Over this past year, millions of people around the world, including in Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, and Ukraine have experienced horrific human … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) Liberals and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre‘s (Carleton, Ont.) Conservatives voted to continue to tax essentials once the two-month GST holiday is over – keeping prices higher on home heating, internet and cell phone bills and daily essentials like grocery items, diapers and children’s clothing. “We shouldn’t have been taxing … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “On this day 35 years ago, 14 women were murdered and 14 more people injured at the École Polytechnique de Montréal because of their gender. Today, we remember and honour the victims who had their promising futures cut short, and we recommit to take action … Read more
