Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - New Democratic Party of Canada

NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) released a statement congratulating the people of Egypt on their Victory. The full release is available online.

NDP Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, BC) chastised the Harper Conservatives and their Liberal counterparts for defeating Bill C-474, Seeds Regulations Act, in the House of Commons. The full release is available online. Call 613-996-8036. The NDP is celebrating Bill C-389, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the … Read more

NDP Agriculture Critic Alex Atamenenko is challenging the Conservative government to support Bill C-474, An Act respecting the Seeds Regulations (analysis of potential harm), in the final House of Commons vote. The full release is available online. Call 613-720-6400.

NDP Health Critic Megan Leslie (Halifax, NS) launched a a campaign in support of her private member’s bill, Bill C-593, An Act Respecting a National Strategy for Suicide Prevention introduced in the House of Commons in November 2010. The full release is available online. Call 613-295-9228. NDP Sports Critic Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury, ON) called for … Read more

NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) announced four new NDP candidates in the province of Québec for the upcoming election. The candidates are: Maria Ximena Flores – Saint-Laurent-Cartierville riding Hélène Leblanc – Lasalle-Émard riding Pauline Ayala – Honoré-Mercier riding Marcos Tejada – Papineau riding Call 514-291-3851.

NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) said at a rally at Dundas Square in Toronto that it's time to stop letting big telecom companies monopolize the web industry and gouge Internet customers and called on the Conservative government to intervene. The full release is available online. Call 613-295-9228.

The party announced its successful venture of having Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, transferred to the name of NDP MP Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre, ON) from former MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis, allowing the bill to continue to move … Read more

NDP MP Jack Harris (St. John’s East, NL) says evidence is mounting in support of an around the clock, 30 minute search and rescue response time following public hearings by the Standing Committee on National Defence in Gander and St. John’s this week as part of its study on search and rescue response times. Call … Read more

The party says the Department of Canadian Heritage is violating provisions of the Official Languages Act, adding that is the finding of an investigation conducted by the Commissioner of Official Languages in response to a complaint filed in June 2009 by NDP Official Languages Critic Yvon Godin (Acadie–Bathurst, NB), regarding collaboration accords with organizations representing … Read more

The caucus voted to elect Malcolm Allen (Welland, ON) as its new chair. The full release is available online. Call 613-850-3448. NDP Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, BC) is calling on the Prime Minister to urge the US Government to immediately reverse its decision to authorize the unrestricted cultivation of Monsanto’s hotly … Read more