NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) was joined by Stephen Lewis, Canada’s former ambassador to the UN and UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, to discuss Canada’s role in the fight against COVID-19 on the international stage. “The COVID-19 pandemic presents a significant public health and economic threat to people in every country on the planet,” said … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) and British Columbia Premier John Horgan discussed their shared values on a vaccination plan, paid sick days, reforming the Police Act and decriminalization. Premier Horgan spoke about the work his government is doing in B.C. to keep people healthy and safe and Singh spoke about ways to help that work in … Read more
On Feb. 24, Liberals and Conservatives voted against the NDP’s Bill C-213, An Act to Enact the Canada Pharmacare Act which lays out the path to establishing a universal, single-payer, comprehensive and public pharmacare plan. “This was the Liberals’ chance to act on a promise they have been making for over 24 years,” said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, … Read more
A new report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer has revealed the shocking truth that Indigenous households in Canada are living in a significantly higher rate of unaffordable and unsustainable housing. “Action speaks louder than words. Indigenous peoples are 11 times more likely to use a shelter. Vancouver East has the largest homeless encampment in the … Read more
While celebrating the fact that because of the pressure the Proud Boys were designated a terrorist organization in Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) unveiled the NDP’s next steps for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) Liberals to finally take action against online hate. “During the 2019 election, Justin Trudeau repeated this broken promise to fight online hate, yet again, … Read more
NDP MP Peter Julian (New Westminster-Burnaby, B.C.) is urging all MPs to support the passage of Bill C-213, An Act to enact the Canada Pharmacare Act, when it comes up for a vote in the House of Commons on Feb. 24, 2021. This legislation could be enacted this spring, a key step to allowing millions of Canadians … Read more
Canadians who have spent the last eleven months under lockdown and staying home from work to stop the spread of COVID-19 need to know when they’ll get vaccinated. Under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.), Canada is falling behind other countries in vaccination efforts while his government fails to rollout a vaccination plan for Canadians. … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) delivered a speech at the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) Annual General Meeting on the NDP’s vision for better care for our seniors. Singh stressed the importance to implement a Care Guarantee and remove profits out of long-term care. “Canadians were shocked to see that the government had to send in … Read more
In a recent interview with the Toronto Star’s editorial board, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole (Durham, Ont.) said that “it really didn’t matter if there was public versus private ownership” of long-term care homes. “Liberals and Conservatives are out of touch with the reality families and their loved ones have faced in for-profit long-term care during this pandemic,” said NDP … Read more
NDP Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Critic Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood–Transcona, Man.) made the following statement: “Today’s announcement came much later than it should have. In fact, the Liberal government should never have asked Canadians to pay for their mistakes in the first place. Their unreasonable demand for CERB repayments needlessly jacked up the stress for Canadians … Read more
