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October 20
MP Johns slams Liberals for handing CRA contract to US company linked to ICE
OTTAWA – NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtenay–Alberni) challenged the Liberal government in the House of Commons today over its decision to award a federal security contract to an American-owned company whose subsidiary reportedly holds contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency carrying out Trump’s mass deportations. The decision saw the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires, a Canadian institution supporting veterans, lose a nearly $12-million contract to…
October 15
MP Johns calls for stronger federal health funding and action to protect public health care
NDP Health Critic welcomes $1.2 billion funding extension but urges permanent health care commitments and enforcement of Canada Health Act
October 13
MP Johns Slams Liberal Privatization of Veterans’ Services, Calls for Protection of Veterans’ Jobs
Late-night intervention in Parliament challenges government over plans to eliminate Commissionaires’ priority access to federal security contracts
October 13
NDP Leader to Prime Minister: Nationalize Stelco to Save Canada’s Steel Industry
NDP Leader Avi Lewis made the following statement:
October 10
Statement by Gord Johns, NDP Critic for Mental Health and Harm Reduction, on World Mental Health Day
Ottawa: “On World Mental Health Day, New Democrats stand with those Canadians who are living with mental health challenges, their families and caregivers, and the workers and organizations who support them every day.
October 9
NDP Foreign Affairs Critic: Canada Must Stand Up for the ICC and International Law
NDP MP and Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement in reaction to the United States sanctioning of the International Criminal Court (ICC):
October 8
NDP, First Nations, Labour and Environmental Groups Unite Against Bill C-39
OTTAWA – With a second reading vote expected today on Bill C-39, NDP Leader Avi Lewis joined representatives from First Nations, labour and environmental groups to speak with a united voice against the legislation.
October 7
NDP will call for emergency debate on electoral integrity and foreign interference in the Alberta referendum
OTTAWA – NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) will today request an emergency debate in the House of Commons on concerning reports about electoral integrity and foreign interference in Alberta’s upcoming referendum.
October 7
Statement on the Anniversary of the October 7th Attacks and the Beginning of the Genocide in Gaza
NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement on behalf of New Democrats:
October 5
NDP MP Heather McPherson Call for Emergency Debate on foreign interference in Alberta referendum denied
OTTAWA – NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) today requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons on reports of foreign interference in Alberta’s upcoming referendum. The request was denied.
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