NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “I am deeply concerned that CN and CPKC’s threats to lock out their workers and grind to a halt an important part of Canada’s transportation and supply chain system comes without a solid, good-faith effort at bargaining on the part of the employer. I am … Read more
On Aug. 9, the United Steelworkers announced they’re endorsing the NDP candidate for Elmwood—Transcona Leila Dance in this byelection. Joining a long list of endorsements from working people and organized labour, Mike Pulak, the Winnipeg Area Coordinator for the United Steelworkers, said only New Democrats are the workers’ choice in the Elmwood-Transcona byelection. The full release is … Read more
The NDP has written to Commissioner of Canada Elections Caroline Simard to request an investigation into apparent bot farms attempting to boost Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.). Over the weekend, hundreds of obviously bogus posts on the social media platform X claimed they had attended a Pierre Poilievre event and were “still buzzing.” In addition to hundreds of nearly … Read more
The New Democratic Party of Canada are asking if the Conservative Party of Canada hired offshore bot farms to create a false impression of momentum for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) in Northern Ontario. The NDP is asking after noticing that the platform X was inundated with posts from people who claimed to have attended Poilievre’s recent … Read more
A large group of union leaders announced their endorsement for NDP candidate Leila Dance in the federal byelection for Elmwood-Transcona. “The choice in this by-election is between the NDP and the Conservatives. If you want lower rents, lower groceries and better pay, you need an NDP MP. Leila Dance will be an MP who works for you,” said … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) was in Montreal to put up the first campaign signs with the NDP candidate for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun Craig Sauvé as the September 16th byelection kicks off. “I believe your hard work should earn you a good life. You should be able to pay the bills and rent, and still … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) visited a Toronto Loblaws store to call on the government to cap the price on essential grocery items to lower grocery prices. This announcement comes on the same day it was reported that Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. were forced to pay $500 … Read more
NDP Emergency Preparedness and Climate Change Resilience critic Richard Cannings issued the following statement on the wildfires in Canada: “This year, like last year, we have wildfires burning across Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. At this moment, people in Jasper National Park are being evacuated because of severe wildfires. In my home province, … Read more
After visiting three apartment buildings in York South-Weston, Toronto today and meeting with tenants who have been on a rent strike, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) called for “[…] the end of federal dollars flowing to corporate landlords that gouge Canadians on their rent.” He commented, “Imagine living in a building that’s infested and … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) joined NDP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) on July 8th in front of a Loblaws-owned grocery store in Vancouver to call on the government to “[…]use its power to slice grocery prices.” They issued a release stating, “Over the last three years, the cost of food has increased by … Read more
