NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Lindsay Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe, Ont.) and defence critic Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.) issued a statement: “Over the past few months, the scandal surrounding former Gen. Jonathan Vance and the Canadian Armed Forces has been a constant reminder of the lack of action and leadership from the Liberals to address the toxic culture within the Canadian … Read more
NDP critic for housing Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) issued a statement: “As Canadians struggle with the affordability of the housing market, a developer in Toronto is set to buy $1-billion worth of single-family houses for rentals. This will inevitably drive up the rental costs and the prospective of homeownership will only become more remote –especially for … Read more
NDP official languages critic Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) issued the following statement: “Finally, the Liberals and Minister Joly have listened. After six years of pushing them on this crucial issue, theyhave finally proposed a long-awaited reform of the Official Languages Act. For a long time, the NDP has been calling on the Liberals to recognize the precarious situation of French in this country. People are concerned about the … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) renewed his call for the government to reverse its decision to cut the CRB for people who need it to survive during this pandemic. The Liberals are trying to force through the Budget Implementation Act without fixing this unnecessary cut to the CRB that will leave families unable to make … Read more
In the House of Commons on June 11, NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe, Ont.) asked Parliament for unanimous consent to convene a National Action Summit on Islamophobia that should take place before the end of July 2021. The motion passed. “The Liberal government needs to do more than share their words of condolences,” she said. “Canada needs to urgently … Read more
NDP critic for immigration, refugees and citizenship Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, B.C.) is calling on the Liberal government to take urgent action to help those facing persecution in Hong Kong. “The federal government must immediately broaden refugee and family reunification streams,” she said. The only new streams introduced by the Liberal government require existing Canadian work experience and … Read more
On June 10 following Question Period, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) will ask for unanimous consent in the House of Commons for the federal government to recognize what happened at Canada’s Indian Residential Schools as an act of genocide. “There is no definition in international law for cultural genocide. What happened in residential schools is consistent … Read more
In the name of genuine reconciliation, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) presented an Opposition Day Motion calling on the government to stop fighting Indigenous children and residential school survivors in court. “Indigenous kids and Residential School survivors, their families and communities feel betrayed and insulted by Justin Trudeau and his government,” said Singh. … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued the following statement: “On behalf of all New Democrats, I want to wish you a happy World Environment Day. Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast want the federal government to do its part to prevent, stop and reverse the harm done to our ecosystems and climate. Instead of action on conservation … Read more
NDP health critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) unveiled legislation to develop a national perinatal mental health strategy across Canada. “Early detection and effective treatment are critical for the health and well-being of parents and the emotional, cognitive and physical development of children. That’s why I’m calling on the federal government to provide a national … Read more
