NDP deputy critic for labour Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) wants to help other workers looking to improve their pay, benefits and working conditions by unionizing without barriers and obstruction from union busting tactics or government policies. “Congratulations to the Starbucks workers in B.C. who have successfully unionized,” he said. “New Democrats are calling on all governments to … Read more
NDP infrastructure and communities critic Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody-Coquitlam, B.C.) made a statement: “Last week, Press Progress exposed how the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) plans to privatize water infrastructure across the country. In leaked notes from a CIB board meeting in April 2021, CEO Ehren Cory eagerly proposed letting ‘private sector financing’ overhaul the provision of water ‘assets’ … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) is urging the Liberal government to increase the Canada Health Transfer. Singh met with B.C. Premier John Horgan to discuss the urgent need for help from the federal government so that provinces and territories can hire more frontline health care workers and reduce wait times for patients needing … Read more
NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach (Skeena–Bulkley Valley, B.C.) made a statement: “The increased demand for passports was entirely predictable. But the Liberals failed to act even though they had months to prepare for travel to return,” he said. “Now the Liberals are scrambling to make up for their failures and hiring new staff will take time, meaning … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “On behalf of all New Democrats, I would like to thank [B.C. Premier John Horgan] for his years of dedicated public service,” he said. “Horgan has always worked for everyday British Columbians, putting their needs first. I have been honoured to work with him; hear and share advice and … Read more
NDP environment and climate change critic Laurel Collins (Victoria, B.C.) and NDP natural resources critic Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.) issued a joint statement: “We are in a climate emergency and the Liberals continue to break their commitments to making a cleaner world. They promised in 2016 to bring in stronger emissions and fuel standards on gasoline and … Read more
NDP deputy labour critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, Ont.) issued a statement: “As New Democrats we fully support the movement of frontline service workers fighting for more democratic workplaces through unionization. While much attention has been paid to the success of the unionizations of Starbucks locations in the United States, the historic efforts here in Canada … Read more
Following Hockey Canada’s testimony on Monday, NDP House Leader Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) called for further investigation into Hockey Canada’s involvement in the alleged sexual assault case from 2018. A consensus was reached at the Canadian Heritage Committee to pursue this study. During this week’s committee hearing, Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency … Read more
On June 22, the Liberals blocked NDP MP Niki Ashton’s (Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, Man.) bill which would have given Indigenous and Northern communities the tools they need to take on the catastrophic impacts of climate change. “Indigenous and Northern communities are already being hit by the climate crisis and instead of reforming the Infrastructure Bank to support … Read more
“Canadians have been struggling with the cost of living for months,” said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.). “Instead of responding to their struggles with real solutions to help Canadians make ends meet, last week Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) made reannouncements from the budget that won’t get people the support they desperately need. … Read more
