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...
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Condemns Backpedaling on First Nations’ Rights in Liberal Water Bill
OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is calling out the Liberal government for not acknowledging the right to clean and safe drinking water as a human right in...
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Calls on Minister and House Committee to Pass S-2 Before Summer Adjournment
OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is demanding the swift passage of Bill S-2, voicing this call in Question Period to the Liberal cabinet and in a letter to...
NDP reaction to the National Food Security Strategy
Statement by Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Agriculture and Agri-Food, on the Government's National Food Security Strategy “The announcement of a National Food Security Strategy is a...
Heather McPherson MP - Letter to PM Carney - Decision to eliminate the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise
June 15, 2026 The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister Ottawa, Ontario Delivered by email Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to express my...