NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) issued a statement: “Today we celebrate women’s achievements, acknowledge the struggles faced by women and gender-diverse people, and recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for equity, equality and human rights […but] More work needs to be done,” she said. “Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people … Read more
NDP Indigenous Services critic Lori Idlout (Nunavut) and deputy critic Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, Man.) called on the Liberals to reverse the $7.6-billion in cuts to essential programs for Indigenous Peoples in the next federal budget. “Indigenous peoples have been neglected by Liberals and Conservatives over the last decades—and they’re paying the price until this day with … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and NDP MPs Rachel Blaney (North Island-Powell River, B.C.) and Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni, B.C.) called for a National School Lunch program to be implemented in the upcoming budget. “The Liberals have been promising this step since 2019 but, so far, they’ve prioritized their wealthy friends and let thousands of Canadian … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) visited the Second Nature Childcare Centre in Powell River, B.C. where he remind Canadians that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, Ont.) wants to cut the national $10-a-day childcare program. “I have heard so many stories across Canada about how life-changing the $10-a-day childcare program is for parents. Cutting … Read more
NDP critic for Families, Children and Social Development Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) issued a statement: “Without the NDP at the table, the Liberals would not have prioritized public and not-for-profit child-care providers. We insisted that this National Childcare program is public, affordable and available to all Canadians. New Democrats also ensured this program upholds the rights … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and New Democrats are delivering a framework for the next steps of universal pharmacare for Canadians. As a first step, the NDP has forced the government to cover contraception and diabetes medications and devices free-of-charge for everyone who needs it. Singh and the NDP have been pushing the government … Read more
NDP Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.) will be stepping down effective March 31, 2024, after almost a decade in federal politics. Blaikie will begin working as Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew’s senior advisor on Intergovernmental Affairs in April 2024. “As someone who became a father and an MP around the same time, one of the things I learned during … Read more
On Feb. 27, the government’s anti-scab legislation successfully passed second reading in the House of Commons and will go to committee. As part of the Supply and Confidence agreement, the NDP forced the Liberals to introduce anti-scab legislation for federally regulated industries which will give more power to workers to fight for better wages and working … Read more
NDP Foreign Affairs critic Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, Alta.) issued a statement: “Today, two years since [Russian President Vladimir] Putin launched his illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, New Democrats reaffirm our solidarity with Ukraine and Ukrainians. Putin’s brutal genocide has killed and injured tens of thousands of Ukrainians and displaced hundreds of thousands more. Ukrainians … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and NDP MP MP Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam) reiterated his call on the Trudeau government to cover the cost of contraceptives for all Canadians. “Clearly, making contraception free across the country will save a lot of money for women. It will make their lives easier, and it will cut … Read more
