The NDP urged the government to shield Veterans Affairs Canada from the budget chopping block. In a motion to be voted on March 6, 2012, the NDP are calling for all-party support to ensure that programs and services to all military and RCMP veterans are protected. Call 613-720-6400. The NDP issued a statement regarding … Read more
As Associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino (Vaughan, ON) meets with F-35 purchasing partners in Washington, the NDP is pressing the government to adopt a plan B. New Democrats are demanding an open and transparent tender process so the air force can obtain aircraft that meet Canada’s needs. NDP Military Procurement critic Christine Moore … Read more
The election for the leader of the Official Opposition is open. Voting packages are being received by members in the mail and New Democrats across the country are able to start casting their ballots online. NDP national director Chantal Vallerand said having so many people engaged in the race and participating in the democratic process … Read more
NDP MP Robert Aubin (Trois-Rivières, QC) is urging the government to take concrete action to protect the French language by supporting Bill C-315, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (French language), which will be voted on Feb. 29, 2012. Aubin added that the NDP has a balanced bill that proposes a concrete solution … Read more
The NDP called on the Conservatives to pledge more than empty promises to Canada’s vital aerospace industry, and called on the government not to cut programs, such as research and development, that support thousands of aerospace jobs. NDP Science and Technology critic Hélène LeBlanc (LaSalle-Emard, QC) said that research and development programs are so important … Read more
NDP Quebec caucus chair MP Guy Caron (Rimouski–Neigette–Témiscouata-Les Basques, QC) filed a complaint with the Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson regarding a possible conflict of interest involving Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, QC). Caron said that an investigation by the newspaper Le Devoir shows that Paradis approached colleagues in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) office … Read more
The NDP issued a statement on regarding foreign credentials. NDP Interim Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) accused the Conservatives of taking half measures and failing to act quickly enough to recognize the foreign credentials of internationally trained professionals. Turmel said that the Conservative policy hurts newcomers, leads to systemic underemployment and costs Canada up to … Read more
NDP Transportation critic Olivia Chow (Trinity-Spadina, ON) issued a statement regarding public transit. Chow said with ridership increasing faster than revenues, public transit must be a top priority in the next budget. Chow said that public transit helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion. Chow has been touring Canada pushing the New Democrats national … Read more
The New Democratic Party issued a statement concerning its membership numbers. Updated membership numbers released show growth since the party’s historic breakthrough in 2011. In all, 128,351 New Democrats are now eligible to vote for the next Leader of the Official Opposition. The numbers in membership show a 50 per cent increase since October 2011. … Read more
NDP MP Kennedy Stewart (Burnaby–Douglas, BC) and NDP deputy critic for democratic reform Alexandrine Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC) applauded the debate on the motion to allow Canadians to directly influence the topics of discussion in Parliament. The motion would allow an e-petition submission process where certified petitions garnering 50,000 or more signatures would trigger an hour … Read more
