NDP Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) made a statement on the second anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Turmel said she is happy to learn that Canada is going to finance a project to resettle 20,000 people, but that more than half a million Haitians are still living in makeshift shelters and miserable conditions. Turmel encouraged … Read more
NDP Employment Insurance critic Claude Patry (Jonquière-Alma, QC) issued a statement concerning the national unemployment rate. Patry said the Conservatives need to stop ignoring the country’s jobs crisis and put a plan in place to get Canadian families back to work. Patry added that in November 2011, Parliament passed the NDP motion to act on jobs because … Read more
The NDP criticized Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) for turning his back on London families as U.S. manufacturing giant Caterpillar threatened to take over 50 per cent in wage cuts and other benefits away from the more than 400 employees it locked out on January 1, 2012. NDP MP Irene Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe, ON) said that … Read more
NDP Treasury Board critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, QC) is demanding the Conservative government immediately start collecting the penalties Sikorsky has racked up for failing to meet delivery deadlines for the Cyclone helicopter. Boulerice said that the U.S. aerospace company was supposed to deliver the Cyclone by November 2004. Boulerice added that Sikorsky has since … Read more
NDP leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) issued a statement concerning the New Year 2012. Turmel said that looking back at 2011, the NDP celebrated a historic victory when over 4.5 million Canadians voted to send 103 NDP MPs to Ottawa, making it the Official Opposition to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) conservative government. Turmel added that … Read more
The NDP slammed the Conservatives for their mixed-messaging on health care funding and urged Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, AB) to maintain the federal government’s stable, six per cent escalator. NDP leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) said that Canadian families need to know their front-line health services will be protected. Turmel added that it’s up … Read more
NDP leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Aylmer, QC) highlighted the accomplishments of the NDP during an end of the session press conference. Tumel said that the NDP has already delivered on the promise of change, with record numbers of women and young leaders in Parliament. Turmel added that this change set a new tone in Parliament and … Read more
NDP leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Alymer, QC) issued a statement concerning the inaction on missing murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada. Turmel said that the inaction of the Conservative government on missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada is shameful. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will conduct an investigation into the 600 … Read more
NDP Leader Nycole Turmel (Hull-Alymer, QC) addressed the B.C. NDP’s 50th anniversary convention on December 11, 2011, and outlined the clear choices Canada’s new democrats have been placing before Canadians. Turmel spoke about a choice between an out-of-touch Conservative government and a strong and united NDP that’s ready to form government in a few short years. Turmel said that … Read more
NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic Fin Donnelly (New Westminster-Coquitlam, BC) introduced Bill C-380, An Act to amend the Fish Inspection Act and the Fisheries Act (importation of shark fins). Bill C-380 will prohibit the import of shark fins caught illegally using inhumane methods. It is estimated that up to 73 million sharks are killed annually for their fins, often … Read more
