Women, activists and leaders of academics, from across the country, gathered in Ottawa at a forum hosted by NDP Women's critic Niki Ashton (Churchill, Man.), to discuss the critical need for action to promote women’s rights and achieve women's equality. Ashton said that anti-feminism has crept back into public and political discourse and is proliferating. … Read more
With an unprecedented growth in the number of seniors living on the streets and in poverty, NDP seniors critic Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (Pierrefonds-Dollard, Que.), MP Hélène Laverdière (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), and the organization P.A.S. de la rue, have launched an awareness campaign against seniors’ poverty. Blanchette-Lamothe said that it’s time to change the discourse and prejudices against homeless … Read more
The NDP have nominated Murray Rankin to carry the party banner in the upcoming by-election in the federal riding of Victoria, B.C. Rankin is a nationally recognized expert in environmental and public law who has been involved in many legal cases in British Columbia and the Supreme Court of Canada. Rankin is co-chair of the … Read more
NDP MP Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) will travel to Paris, France, to be a keynote speaker at the International Day for Asbestos Victims, a conference organised by the French National Association of Asbestos Victims (Association Nationale de Défense des Victimes de l'Amiante (ANDEVA)). Martin said that Canada must ban the extraction, production, sale and … Read more
New Democrat Foreign Affairs critic Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, Ont.) issued a statement in reaction to tensions between Syria and Turkey. Dewar said that NDP strongly condemn the attack by Syria on Turkey, which killed five civilians including a child. The NDP express condolences to the families of the victims and to the Turkish people. … Read more
NDP Veterans Affairs critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, N.S.) introduced a bill to repeal the Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB) and replace it with a simplified process for military and RCMP veterans’ disability applications. Stoffer said that veterans have been dissatisfied with the Veterans Review and Appeal Board, and it angers them that the … Read more
The NDP said the potential takeover of Nexen by the Chinese Company CNOOC continues to divide. The NDP tabled a motion calling for public consultations to properly inform Canadians of the impact of this transaction. NDP energy and natural resources critic Peter Julian (Burnaby-New Westminster, B.C.) said a growing number of Canadians are opposed to … Read more
The NDP is calling on the government to review its changes to the E.I. program. Employment Insurance critic and NDP MP Anne-Marie Day (Charlesbourg-Haute-Saint-Charles, Que.) tabled a motion in the House of Commons. Day said low income Canadians will once again be the greatest victims of this reform. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
Following the release of a study by the privacy commissioner revealing data leakages by six of Canada’s most popular websites, NDP digital affairs critic Charmaine Borg (Terrebonne-Blainville, Que.) is calling on the government to address new digital realities. Borg said that growth in the digital economy is inseparable from user confidence that personal information is secure on the … Read more
The NDP chose to vote against the Conservative motion to reopen the abortion debate. Members of the NDP caucus voted unanimously against the motion. More information is available online. As Canadians across the country encounter new Employment Insurance rules, the NDP is calling for the Human Resources Committee to study the issue, in order to ensure … Read more
