NDP Labour critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) called out the Liberal government for delaying anti-scab legislation while awarding government contracts to an advertising company, Cossette Media, currently locking out their workers and hiring scab workers to replace unionized workers during a labour dispute. “The Liberals are showing their true colours when it comes to workers’ … Read more
On March 1, at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, NDP House Leader Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) introduced a motion to launch a full public inquiry into disturbing reports of foreign interference in federal elections. “Canadians have to be able to trust that our elections are fair and free of foreign interference. We’ve … Read more
While in Winnipeg, Man., NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) called on the federal government to ensure federal health funding will go towards hiring much-needed health care workers to reduce hospital wait times. “We believe that when your little one or your parent is sick you should always get care quickly,” said Singh. “But … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is calling for a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference in Canada’s federal election, and the Canadian government’s response to it. “We accept the outcome of the election, but the serious allegations that individual candidates may have been impacted by foreign interference deserve a thorough, transparent and independent … Read more
NDP health critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) is calling for an investigation into Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos‘ (Québec, Que.) direct involvement in shelving reforms intended to save Canadians billions of dollars on prescription medicines. A new report reveals that, following numerous exchanges with pharmaceutical giants, Duclos personally asked the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board (PMPRB) to suspend reforms that would … Read more
NDP tax fairness critic Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, Man.) released a statement: “The Trudeau Liberals are again in hot water for subsidizing ultra-wealthy tax cheats. What’s even more worrying, the Canada Revenue Agency says that cracking down on wealthy corporations isn’t ‘worth the effort.’ Meanwhile, they’re going after Canadians that applied for COVID-era benefits like CERB … Read more
NDP food price inflation critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.) issued a statement: “As inflation stabilizes, food prices are still climbing: making the role of greedflation clearer than ever,” he said. “[The Liberals have] refused to make CEOs pay what they owe by introducing a windfall tax on excess profits, letting the ultra-wealthy keep upping prices,” said MacGregor. … Read more
NDP Food Price Inflation Critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, B.C.) issued a statement following news that while inflation is settling, food prices are up 11.4 per cent: “While families are deciding if they can afford the more than 35 per cent hike on a head of lettuce – grocery CEOs are making billions in profits. In fact last year, … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is launching a series of economic roundtables featuring Canadian economists to pinpoint actions the federal government can take in the spring budget and beyond to help families with the rising cost-of-living. ““The next Canadian budget will be all about choices and priorities,” said Singh, who will kick off the consultation series … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will lead a vote in the House of Commons that calls on each MP to decide: should health care funding be used to rebuild the understaffed public system, or to set up for-profit corporations that will poach nurses and doctors? Singh’s motion also calls on the Liberal government to ensure … Read more
