NDP announces candidates for August 31 federal byelections
With federal byelections called for August 31 in three ridings across Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, Canada’s New Democrats are announcing two experienced candidates ready to campaign...
NDP Joins CUPE Cabin Crew Workers Urging Liberal Government Not to Repeat Right to Strike Violation at WestJet
With a potential strike among WestJet cabin crew workers looming, the NDP is urging the Liberal government to respect workers’ collective bargaining rights and to refrain from intervening if a...
NDP Statement on Liberal weakening of Online Streaming Act
NDP Heritage Critic Heather McPherson issued the following statement: Yesterday, we learned that the Carney government intends to cancel the fees that U.S. streaming companies pay to support...
Time To Renew Health Care Funding Agreements: NDP
NDP Health Critic Gord Johns is calling on the federal government to renew health care funding agreements with the provinces and territories before they begin expiring in 2027. Across...
NDP MP Gord Johns Calls on Prime Minister and Premiers to Protect Public Health Care
As Premiers gathered in Charlottetown, NDP Member of Parliament and federal NDP critic for Health Gord Johns addressed a Canadian Health Coalition rally with a message on how to save Canada's...
NDP Reaction to Trump Tariff Announcement
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to Donald Trump's 50% tariff announcement: "The announcement of 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is the...
US Sanctions on the ICC and Canadian Judge Kimberly Prost
Hon. Anita Anand Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita.Anand@international.gc.ca Hon. Sean Fraser Attorney General mcu@justice.gc.ca July 21, 2026 Re: US Sanctions on the ICC...
Letter to Ministers Robertson & LeBlanc regarding the Gordie Howe Bridge
Hon. Gregor Robertson Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Hon. Dominic LeBlanc Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy Delivered...
NDP Reaction to Canada's participation in Trump summit
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to news that a senior Canadian official is attending the Trump summit targeting 'left-wing extremism': "Trump is fueling...
NDP calls on Liberals to remove human rights violations from Clean Water Act at First Nations gathering
OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan joined First Nations Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly today, demanding the Liberal government rectify...
Privatization lobbyists celebrate Carney’s silence on Smith’s two-tier scheme
EDMONTON, AB — This week, organizations that have long advocated for more private, market-based US-style health care praised Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “openness” to...
Reaction from NDP Leader Avi Lewis to proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank
NDP Leader Avi Lewis issued the following statement: The federal government’s proposed “Defence, Security and Resilience Bank” sounds technocratic and reassuring. It’s not....
NDP response to Prime Minister Carney's Senate appointment
NDP critic on Democratic Reform, Don Davies, issued the following reaction: The Senate is an archaic institution that violates the most basic principles of democratic government. The...
NDP Reaction to West Coast Pipeline Announcement
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the oil pipeline proposal from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith: “Today’s announcement shows what this federal...
Gazan warns Ottawa against declaring projects of “national interest” without Indigenous consent
Ottawa — NDP Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) has issued an open letter to Prime Minister Carney to demand his government obtain Indigenous consent before designating...
Bill C-259: The Fair Representation Act
REAL UNIONS ANSWER TO WORKERS. FAKE UNIONS DON'T. Some unions don’t answer to workers. They answer to the employer. Bill C-259 - The Fair Representation Act gives workers...
NDP MP Heather McPherson reacts to the introduction of for-profit health care in Alberta
Following the announcement that the Alberta government is introducing for-profit health care, NDP MP for Edmonton–Strathcona, Heather McPherson, issued this statement: “I am...
NDP reaction to introduction of two-tier health care in Alberta
In reaction to the news that the Alberta government has introduced two-tier, for-profit health care, NDP Health Critic Gord Johns issued the following statement: “Today, Danielle...
NDP reaction to federal gutting of pesticide rules
Following the passage of Bill C-30, which included provisions to weaken Canada’s pesticide regulations, NDP MP Gord Johns, Critic for Health and Agriculture, issued the following...
NDP Leader Avi Lewis, Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan Join Grassy Narrows Calling for PM’s Apology and Clean Water Rights
Today, NDP leader Avi Lewis and Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan joined members of the Grassy Narrows First Nation on the Hill, to demand an apology from Prime Minister Carney and call for...