Party Leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) joined Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette candidate, Denise Harder to call on the Conservative Government to stop meddling in Canadian Wheat Board Elections. The full release is available online. The full release is available online. Call 613-222-5997. Human Rights Critic Wayne Marston (Hamilton East – Stoney Creek, ON) called on the Conservatives … Read more
Critic for Veterans Affairs Peter Stoffer (Sackville—Eastern Shore, NS) has said that the proposed changes to the New Veterans Charter are an extremely timid response to the calls for change from veterans and their organizations. Call 613-2695-9228.
The NDP has launched the "Shannen's Dream" campaign in honour of Shannen Koostachin, who thought all First Nation children should be able to get an education in clean, “comfy” schools just as non-Native children. The campaign will call on the government to end the double-standard that exists between First Nation schools and provincially-funded schools. The full release is … Read more
Poverty Critic Tony Martin (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) is demanding an urgent action plan to address the growing number of food bank users following the 2010 HungerCount survey. The full release is available online. Call 613-295-9228. New Democrats are calling on Parliament to exonerate Louis Riel, and honour him as the founder of Manitoba, a … Read more
Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) Conservatives, with help from the Michael Ignatieff (Etobicoke—Lakeshore, ON) Liberals, are turning their backs on a previous commitment to end the military mission in Afghanistan in 2011 and bring our troops home from Afghanistan, says the NDP. The full release is available online. Call 613-720-6463.
NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, ON) made a statement honouring Canada's veterans on Remembrance Day. "Today we salute all those Canadians who have served our country—in two world wars, in Korea, in Afghanistan, in peacekeeping missions worldwide. We grieve for the fallen. We honour the sacrifice of families left behind. To those still toiling overseas: we … Read more
Party leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth, ON) says Prime Minister Stephen Harper must take responsibility for how the HST he engineered is hurting consumer confidence in BC – just as the crucial holiday shopping season approaches. Call 613-720-6463.
New Democrat Public Safety Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, BC) said the report from the Correctional Investigator shows the Conservatives are on the wrong track with their prison policies. Call 613-720-6400.
NDP Leader Jack Layton (Toronto—Danforth, ON) said Ottawa’s partial rejection of BHP Billiton’s hostile bid for Potash Corporation is a victory for the people of Saskatchewan. Layton also called it a step forward in a wider New Democrat campaign to protect Canadian jobs and strategic resources from multinational predators and make foreign takeover reviews more transparent. The … Read more
To protect Canadian Wheat Board director elections from interference, New Democrat Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, BC) introduced legislation to prohibit Parliamentarians from using public funds to promote anti-Board candidates. Call 613-720-6400.
