As Attawapiskat First Nation Chief Theresa Spence's hunger strike enters its fourth week, New Democrats are calling on the Prime Minister to show leadership and avoid a tragedy.
While US President Barack Obama is taking steps toward more effective gun control in the US, Stephen Harper is ignoring police and moving in the opposite direction.
TORONTO – Nearly ten thousand Canadians have already signed-on to the NDP campaign to eliminate charges for receiving monthly bills in the mail. The campaign is in response to a two dollar fee introduced by many telephone, TV, internet, and banking companies, for the bills Canadians receive in the mail if they haven't switched to online billing.
New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair officially welcomed the new MP for Victoria, Murray Rankin, to his caucus this morning. Rankin was sworn in today.
In the wake of the Conservatives’ approving a transaction of limited benefit to Canadians, New Democrats are calling on the House of Commons to direct the Conservatives to honour their two-year-old promise and update the Investment Canada Act.
OTTAWA – New Democrats are profoundly disappointed that the Conservative government has decided to rubber stamp the Nexen takeover deal by CNOOC without consulting Canadians and without saying which criteria was used to make the decision.
In their haste to reform Canada’s immigration system, the Conservatives actually forgot about the files of nearly 10,000 qualified worker applicants for permanent residence, said New Democrats.
On the eve of the vote on the Conservatives’ budget bill, the NDP moved a new motion to protect our lakes and rivers.