NDP response to US attack on Venezuela
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement: "UN Charter Article 2(4) is a core principle of international law. It prohibits all states from the threat/use of force against the...
NDP wishes everyone a happy New Year!
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement: "All across the country, Canadians are coming together with family and friends to welcome the New Year with hope, joy and celebration. It...
New Democrats wish Canadians a Merry Christmas!
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement: "Christmas is an opportunity for Canadians to come together with family and celebrate the birth of Christ. It is a time filled with the...
Review and Renewal report lays out positive path forward for New Democrats
The NDP Review and Renewal initiative has completed and shared its report on the 2025 election campaign and how to move forward as a party. “New Democrats are proud of...
Heather McPherson - Letter to PM Carney - Alberta's use of the notwithstanding clause to discriminate against trans youth
December 14, 2025 The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Sent by email Dear Prime Minister Carney, I am writing to raise urgent concerns about the Alberta...
Letter to PM Carney and Minister Michel regarding Danielle Smith's privatization of healthcare in Alberta
December 12, 2025 The Right Honourable Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 The Honourable Marjorie Michel Minister of Health Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Sent by email Le...
NDP Leader Don Davies: New Democrats will continue fighting for working Canadians
NDP Leader Don Davies made the following statement to mark the last day of the fall sitting: "2025 was a very eventful year for Canadians. The impacts of US President Trump’s attacks on...
NDP response to recent layoffs
NDP leader Don Davies issued the following statement "New Democrats are very concerned that this government is not taking the jobs crisis seriously. The Liberals knew that Algoma...
NDP MPs Join Women’s Organizations and Migrant Rights Advocates Condemning Bill C-12
NDP MPs Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) and Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) are standing alongside women’s organizations and migrant rights advocates calling on all Members of Parliament to reject...
Lori Idlout calls on federal government to take immediate action on Nunavut hunger crisis
Iqaluit, Nunavut – Lori Idlout (NDP MP, Nunavut) has written to Rebecca Chartrand, the federal Minister of Indigenous Services, urging the federal government to take immediate action on the...
NDP statement on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
NDP MP Leah Gazan issued the following statement in Parliament: Mr. Speaker, I want to start by offering my condolences to the minister and noting her courage for sharing her story, her family...
NDP response to the Canada Food Price Report 2026
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement in response to the recently released Canada Food Price Report 2026: "A new report paints a deeply troubling picture of food...
NDP MP Idlout urges government to fulfill obligations to First Nation Children
NDP MP Lori Idlout asked the Liberal Minister of Indigenous Affairs to meet with the National Children’s Chiefs Commission (NCCC) and stop the discrimination against First Nation...
NDP opposes budget, but doesn't force an unwanted election
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement: In the lead-up to the budget, New Democrats made it very clear that this budget needs to address head on the crises facing Canadian families,...
Five Candidates Confirmed for NDP Leadership Debate in Montreal
OTTAWA—Canada's NDP is pleased to announce that five leadership contestants will take the stage at its first official debate, to be held in Montreal on Thursday, November 27, 2025. The...
NDP statement on Remembrance Day
NDP Leader Don Davies issued the following statement: “Today serves as a reminder to all Canadians to join together and honour the brave men and women who sacrifice so much to protect our...
Mixed reaction to Liberal budget among Inuit
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NDP finance critic Don Davies reacts to 2025 fall budget
In reaction to the government's 2025 fall budget, NDP finance critic Don Davies made the following statement: “Canada is facing serious economic challenges. Unemployment is at its highest...
Heather McPherson Statement on Sudan Humanitarian Crisis and Canada’s Failures
The horrific crisis in Sudan is not simply a humanitarian crisis. It is a failure of the international community, including Canada, to stop the warring parties, despite months of calls from all...
NDP Statement on Mark Carney's Pre-Budget Speech
In reaction to Prime Minister Mark Carney's pre-budget speech, NDP leader Don Davies issued the following statement: "New Democrats are deeply concerned that Mark Carney is planning...