NDP Emergency Preparedness and Climate Resiliency critic Richard Cannings (South Okanagan-West Kootenay, B.C.) moved a bill that would have recognized the right of all Canadians to live in a healthy environment and would hold governments to account for their existing obligations to uphold that right. But the Liberals and Conservatives teamed up to vote against it. “This … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “On this day, we remember the senseless act of femicide that shook the country. 14 women were brutally murdered on Dec. 6, 1989 at the École Polytechnique de Montréal,” he said. “We must do everything in our power to end gender-based violence in Canada. There is much … Read more
NDP Environment Critic Laurel Collins (Victoria, B.C.) brought forward a motion which would create a Youth Climate Corps, like the United States has done, to generate more training and job opportunities for young people in clean energy and conservation. “We’ve seen a huge increase in the consequences of the climate crisis over the last year … Read more
NDP Disability Inclusion critic Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam, B.C.) issued a statement: “Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities, and also a time to recognize the work that Canada still needs to do to fulfill their National and International commitments to the … Read more
NDP 2SLGBTQI+ critic Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.) and deputy critic Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, Alta.) made a statement: “World AIDS Day is an important day to remember those who’ve lost their lives to AIDS and those who suffer from HIV/AIDS,” they said. “Today is also an important day to re-commit to fighting for more progress to eliminate the … Read more
As COP28 kicks off, NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach (Skeena–Bulkley Valley, B.C.) and deputy climate change critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) called on the Liberal government to stop the delay and table their oil and gas emissions cap framework. “Canadians expect action but the Liberals have kept them in the dark about significant parts of … Read more
NDP Labour critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Que.) and deputy Labour critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) stood with Donna Hokiro, president of United Steelworkers Local 1944, to demand the Liberals swiftly implement anti-scab legislation as big telecom companies continue to offshore jobs, despite being given federal money. “Here is a group of workers [from Rogers] in a … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “Today, marks the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji and on behalf of all New Democrats I want to wish everyone a happy and prosperous Gurpurab. Even 554 years after his birth, Guru Nanak Sahib Ji’s message is still relevant and important … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) responded to the government’s fall economic statement saying that it shows just how out of touch the Liberals are. “Today, the Liberals had a chance to show that they are getting what people are going through, but they failed again. The only tiny measures that will lower grocery prices for families … Read more
NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach (Skeena–Bulkley Valley, B.C.) and NDP disability and inclusion critic Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam, B.C.) are holding the Liberal government to account for Canadian airlines’ treatment of persons with disabilities in the wake of a flood of stories involving discriminatory and unacceptable treatment. On Nov. 20, Bachrach’s motion unanimously passed at the House … Read more
