NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Justin Trudeau needs a reality check. This isn’t 2015. People have heard all the shiny promises and witnessed his refusal to follow through on fundamental commitments. We are now in the third and most brutal wave of the pandemic and the Prime Minister has abandoned the … Read more
The NDP’s 2021 Convention this weekend promises to showcase the gains New Democrats have made for Canadians from coast to coast to coast in the last year and how they will continue to fight for people and the help they need. NDP provincial party leaders like John Horgan, Rachel Notley, Ryan Meili, Wab Kinew, Andrea Horwath, Gary … Read more
Internal RCMP documents raised questions about the failure of the RCMP to investigate public allegations of child pornography and non-consensual violence on the Canadian porn site Pornhub/MindGeek. NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, Ont.) says both the RCMP and the Liberal government continue to fail victims by allowing these platforms to ignore their legal obligations under the child … Read more
With over 1 million Canadians now infected with COVID-19 and that number still rising, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) to do more to protect Canadians in the third wave. “Young people are getting sicker from COVID-19—many of them are workers in factories and warehouses who … Read more
NDP Health Critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) issued a statement: “The Canadian Institute for Health Information published data that reveals Canada has the worst record of all developed nations when it comes to COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes,” he said. “With some exceptions, the CIHI report notes that the lessons learned from the first wave … Read more
NDP Justice Critic Randall Garrison (Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, B.C.) made the following statement: “New Democrats welcome this court challenge and stand in solidarity with The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform and the individual applicants. NDP MPs continue to call on this government to fulfill the requirement from the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act to … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Que.) launched the OSER (dare) virtual tour, a campaign aimed at reaching out to young people and young families in Quebec to understand what is worrying them and to propose solutions to help them. “Young people need their government to act. If we don’t act now, … Read more
NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq (Nunavut) released a report highlighting the severe lack of adequate housing available in Nunavut. The report surveyed five communities in the area highlighting the mould, overcrowding, lack of available housing, water damage, drafts and poor ventilation they have been forced to live with because of decades of severe underfunding by the … Read more
On March 24 Liberal and Conservatives refused to work with the NDP to ensure the Canada Pension Plan invested ethically. NDP MP Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan–Malahat–Langford, B.C.) had proposed a law that would require a company’s record on human rights, labour rights and environmental rights be considered before Canadians’ pension plan money was invested. “Canadians expect the … Read more
Conservatives and Liberals voted to defeat NDP MP Leah Gazan’s (Winnipeg Centre, Man.) Private Member’s Bill C-232, The Climate Emergency Action Act, at the second reading. “To turn down this opportunity right now, in the middle of a climate crisis and at a time when we need to plan for post-pandemic green economic transition, is shameful,” said Gazan. … Read more
