NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, B.C.) will table a motion at the Standing Committee on Human Resources calling on corporate landlords to testify in Ottawa about whether artificial intelligence-driven price-fixing is behind rent increases in Canada. Zarrillo commented, “The Liberals have been letting Canadians down, and they’re too weak to stand up to corporate greed. The … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “October 7th marks one year since the horrific Hamas terror attacks in Israel in which 1200 people were killed, including eight Canadians. Over 250 people, Israeli, Palestinian, Jewish, Muslim, foreign nationals, and dual citizens were taken hostage by Hamas. This was the single deadliest day … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued the following statement: “As Jewish families and neighbours gather to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we reflect on its themes of renewal, hope, and community. This year’s Rosh Hashanah arrives as Jewish communities prepare to mark the chilling one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued the following statement: “On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we mourn the children that died and those that were killed in residential schools, we acknowledge intergenerational trauma and the long process of healing, and we honour Survivors, their families, and their communities. The residential school system … Read more
NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) tabled a private member’s Bill C-413 in the House of Commons, a bill aimed at combatting residential school denialism and stopping the harm it causes to Survivors, their families, and First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. If passed, this bill would add to the Criminal Code the offence … Read more
NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.), joined by advocates from Citizens for Justice and Peace, called on all MPs to support her bill (Bill C-223) to implement a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income in Canada. If passed, Bill C-223 would require the Minister of Finance to develop a national framework to provide … Read more
The New Democratic Party of Canada issued the following political statement: “Tuesday morning, Conservative Pierre Poilievre bizarrely dared Jagmeet Singh to find examples of Poilievre voting to cut Canadians’ health care […] Poilievre stood next to Stephen Harper and voted to cut $43,5 billion in health care transfers to provinces and territories in 2012. In 2023, … Read more
NDP Foreign Affairs critic Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.) called on Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) to “act urgently for justice and peace for Palestinians and Israelis […] including recognizing the State of Palestine, imposing sanctions on Israeli leaders responsible for the genocide in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank, and imposing a full and … Read more
NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody – Coquitlam, B.C.) will move a motion on Thursday to “force corporate landlords to testify in Ottawa about whether they are price-fixing—using the same artificial intelligence software to manipulate rent prices on which the United States is taking legal action.” Zarrillo stated “Canadians are working hard but still struggling to keep … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “On this day in 2001, unthinkable, vile acts of murderous terrorism were committed against the United States. Today we remember and pay tribute to the thousands of Americans, including first responders, who lost their lives in the attack that shook the country and the world. … Read more
