NDP infrastructure and communities critic Taylor Bachrach (Skeena–Bulkley Valley, B.C.) issued the following statement: “While it’s better late than never to see the Liberals finally commit to helping municipalities, time will tell whether this funding will be enough to ensure vital services are maintained and laid-off municipal workers are brought back to work. For months, New … Read more
NDP critic for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Lindsay Mathyssen (London-Fanshawe, Ont.) is disappointed that the Liberal government is making students wait for the Canada Student Service Grant program to start. “Instead of using existing programs to make it easier on students, the Liberals have asked them to rely on this now stalled program.” said Mathyssen. “It cannot go ahead because … Read more
NDP health critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway, B.C.) made the following statement: “As pressure increases to open the border with the US, the Canadian government needs to be clear with their US counterparts that the number one priority must be the health and safety of Canadians. The news coming out of the US is troubling. There … Read more
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) issued a statement: “To find out that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) mother, brother and wife have been paid hundreds of thousands by [the WE charity] organization and the PM then gave them a billion dollar contract is more than disturbing. And this is a pattern of behaviour with Mr. Trudeau. This is … Read more
As the government releases it report on how Canada’s economy is doing after weeks of pandemic measures, the NDP is calling on the government to use this as an opportunity to invest in helping Canadians. “We can stop the very rich and large corporate CEOs from using offshore tax havens, we can make the ultra-wealthy pay … Read more
NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Jack Harris (St. John’s East, N.L.) issued the following statement: “The new Chinese security law is more far-reaching than anticipated and has already resulted in dozens of arrests including for showing the most basic support for Hong Kong rights. […] Canada must go further and provide support for those who are at risk of … Read more
New Democrats are calling on Transport Minister Marc Garneau (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que.) to ensure health guidelines, including physical distancing, are enforced to keep passengers safe as Air Canada and West Jet resume selling all of the seats on their flights despite ongoing concerns about COVID-19. “In committee, the Liberals promised Canadians that their health was the top priority but now … Read more
NDP health critic Don Davies (Vancouver-Kingsway, B.C.) issued a statement: “I am calling on the federal government to declare the overdose epidemic a national public health emergency, and for national action and leadership,” he said. “Just as COVID-19 is a pandemic, so is the growing wave of deaths across our nation caused by overdoses,” said … Read more
NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs Jack Harris (St. John’s East, NL) issued a statement: “It is disappointing that Canada has again lost an opportunity to hold a seat on the UN Security Council. This must act as a wake-up call to the Liberal government and a message to Canadians: ‘Canada is not doing enough’,” he said. … Read more
Two developments this week provide an opportunity and a need for the Canadian government to increase pressure on the Israeli government to stop its plan to annex Palestinian territory in contradiction to International Law. “It is not enough for Canada to simply express its concern or denounce the Israeli government’s annexation plans,” said NDP Foreign Affairs Critic … Read more
