A new report from Feed Ontario shows that there is a 64 per cent increase in first-time visitors to food banks in the province and a 47 per cent increase in people with employment accessing food banks. “Families are struggling to make ends meet while billionaires and big profitable corporations are making record profits. Canadians … Read more
NDP critic for the Status of Women Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) issued a statement: “Nearly 45 per cent of Canadian women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence, and this rate is increasing,” she said. “It’s unacceptable that funding announced by the Liberal government in its Violence Prevention Strategy from fall 2020 remains almost entirely … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to take an Nov. 23 open letter from health care and community leaders as a wake up call on the children’s health care crisis. “Trudeau should see this open letter as a wake-up call. Parents can’t walk away from a wheezing, feverish … Read more
NDP Finance critic Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona, Man.) welcomed the adoption of Bill C-228, which guarantees workers pensions protection in cases of corporate bankruptcy and insolvency. “I am glad to see legislation finally pass through the House of Commons. Pensions are deferred wages, and should be treated with respect, not as a piggy bank for big … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is committed to reconstructing Canada’s social safety net, including an overhaul of Employment Insurance (EI). “When I’m prime minister, I’ll fight for workers — not the powerful. I’ll rebuild Canada’s social safety net so that no family has to live in fear of going hungry or losing their home … Read more
NDP MPs Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.) and Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, Alta.) issued a statement: “Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we must reflect on the lives of two-spirit, trans and gender diverse peoples who have been murdered or faced violence simply for being who they are. We must come together to recognize the loss faced by loved … Read more
“No one should have to deal with the pain or lifelong damage of going without dental care,” said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.). “For years the Liberals voted with the Conservatives against dental care. [On Nov. 17] our dental care plan is one step closer to reality and families will very soon be able … Read more
In response to the Canadian Mental Health Association calling on the Liberals to implement a mental health care transfer payment to the provinces and territories, NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction Critic Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni, B.C.) issued a statement: “Across the country, people are suffering because they don’t have access to the mental health services they … Read more
NDP Health Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) called on the federal government to launch an independent public inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 preparedness and response under the federal Inquiries Act. “Throughout the pandemic New Democrats identified the eventual need for a fully independent, comprehensive and penetrating review of Canada’s COVID-19 preparedness and response,” said Davies. “With the … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report confirming that approximately 177,000 Canadians will lose their jobs if the Liberal government doesn’t change its approach on inflation. “Today’s PBO report warning about the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs if we continue in this direction will make things impossibly worse for Canadian families. Yet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau … Read more
