Johns: Senate wildfire report reinforces longstanding NDP calls for a permanent national aerial firefighting fleet and comprehensive wildfire strategy
OTTAWA — NDP MP Gord Johns says a new Senate committee report on Canada’s wildfire crisis reinforces recommendations New Democrats have been advancing for years to strengthen...
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic, Senator and First Nations Advocates call for Immediate Elimination of Second-Generation Cutoff through Bill S-2
OTTAWA— NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan joined Senator PJ Prosper and BC-based Justice for Girls Vice President Zoe Craig-Sparrow at a press conference Thursday demanding the Liberal...
Statement by Heather McPherson, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, on Canada’s failure to sanction Streit Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2026 “Today, we learned in the Globe and Mail that Guerman Goutorov, the Russian-born Canadian citizen who is head of Streit Group, has been sanctioned by...
NDP Parliamentary Leader Don Davies introduces bill to close anti-scab loophole
OTTAWA — NDP Parliamentary Leader Don Davies today introduced legislation to close a loophole in the Canada Labour Code that allows employers to use outside managers as replacement workers...
Statement by Heather McPherson, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, on Canada’s failure to sanction Streit Group
“Today, we learned in the Globe and Mail that Guerman Goutorov, the Russian-born Canadian citizen who is head of Streit Group, has been sanctioned by the European Union for allegedly helping...
NDP statement on the anniversary of the 1984 Sikh Genocide
Canada’s NDP Leader Avi Lewis made the following statement on the anniversary of the 1984 Golden Temple invasion: This month, New Democrats join Sikh communities in Canada and around...
NDP Reaction to Liberal Government AI Strategy
NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to the Carney government’s AI Strategy announcement today: The Liberal government might as well have called its AI...
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic raises alarm as new report warns of stalled action on MMIWG2S+ Calls for Justice
On June 3rd, Member of Parliament Leah Gazan issued the following statement: “Seven years ago, the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...
New Democrats React to New Tariff Threat on Forced Labour
NDP Critic for International Trade, Heather McPherson, made the following statement: “New Democrats have long supported stronger legislation on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery,...
Workers call on MPs to support NDP bill to crack down on fake unions
OTTAWA — Fake employer-dominated unions drive down wages, weaken working conditions, and leave workers without a real voice on the job. Today, workers gathered on Parliament Hill to call on...
NDP MP Gord Johns tables bill to make mental health services accessible for all
Today, MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni) introduced a bill that aims to bring mental health, addictions, and substance use services into Canada’s universal, public health care...
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan calls out federal neglect of wildfire evacuees
OTTAWA — MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) is calling for accountability from the Liberal Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, Mandy Gull-Masty, for her failure to respond to the needs of...
NDP Parliamentary Leader Don Davies introduces legislation to ban floor crossing without voter consent
OTTAWA — NDP Parliamentary Leader Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) today introduced Bill C-278, legislation to ban Members of Parliament from crossing the floor without the approval of their...
Statement from Leah Gazan on National Indigenous History Month
June marks National Indigenous History Month, a time to celebrate the rich histories, cultures, languages, and contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples across Turtle Island. It is...
NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan Calls on Liberal Government to Respect International Tribunal Ruling and End the Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples
Following a ruling by the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal that the Government of Canada’s current policies constitute an ongoing genocide against Indigenous Peoples, MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg...
Heather McPherson MP - Centurion Project Data Breach - Letter to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
May 25, 2025 Philippe Dufresne Privacy Commissioner of Canada 30 Victoria Street Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1H3 Dear Commissioner Dufresne, I am writing as both a Member of Parliament and an...
NDP Statement on Canada’s response to the Ebola Outbreak
MP Heather McPherson, NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs and International Development, and MP Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Health, made the following statement: "The growing Ebola...
NDP, labour leaders defend right to strike ahead of Parliament debate
As Prime Minister Carney considers sweeping changes to Canada’s labour laws, New Democrats and labour leaders gathered on Parliament Hill today to defend workers’ right to...
Johns: Federal aerial firefighting fleet announcement follows years of NDP pressure
OTTAWA — NDP MP Gord Johns says the federal government’s announcement of Canada’s first national aerial firefighting fleet is an important and overdue step that follows years of...
MP Gord Johns Tables Motion to Recognize Wildland Firefighters Under Federal Classification System During Emergency Preparedness Week
Ottawa – MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni), NDP Critic for Emergency Preparedness, tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling on the federal government to recognize wildland and forest...