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Liberals and Conservatives team up to vote against stronger environmental protections for Canadians

OTTAWA – On Wednesday, NDP Emergency Preparedness and Climate Resiliency critic Richard Cannings moved a bill that would have recognized the right of all Canadians to live in a healthy environment and would hold governments to account for their existing obligations to uphold that right. But the Liberals and Conservatives teamed up to vote against it.
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December 6

NDP plan to tackle excessive CEO pay would put money back into people’s pockets

 
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December 6

NDP statement on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement:
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December 5

NDP moves to create Youth Climate Corps, helping young people get good-paying jobs

OTTAWA – On Tuesday, NDP Environment Critic Laurel Collins brought forward a motion which would create a Youth Climate Corps, like the United States has done, to generate more training and job opportunities for young people in clean energy and conservation.
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December 4

As the holidays approach, the NDP is fighting to crack down on corporate greed driving up costs for Canadians

OTTAWA—On Monday, after months of delay from the Liberals to ‘stabilize’ grocery prices, New Democrats are forcing the CEO of Sobeys back before a parliamentary committee later this afternoon. The Sobeys’ CEO appearance comes after Canadians have been struggling with the huge cost of food for almost two years and coincides with a strike at Pete’s Frootique – a Sobeys owned grocery store in Halifax. While these striking workers are fighting for a fair wage,...
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December 4

NDP calls for special immigration measures to evacuate family members of Canadians and permanent residents in Gaza

OTTAWA — On Monday, the NDP called on the Liberals to immediately enact special immigration measures to facilitate the evacuation of extended family members of Canadians and permanent residents in Gaza, as the humanitarian crisis there worsens.
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December 3

NDP Statement on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

NDP Critic for Disability Inclusion Bonita Zarrillo made the following statement:
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December 1

NDP statement on World AIDS Day 2023

NDP 2SLGBTQI+ critic Randall Garrison and deputy critic Blake Desjarlais made the following statement:
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November 30

NDP send clear message to Liberal government about failures on Indigenous issues

NDP critic for Indigenous Services, Lori Idlout, and NDP critic for Women and Social Equality, Leah Gazan, made the following statement:
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November 30

Heading into COP28, NDP tells Liberals to release oil and gas emissions cap framework 

OTTAWA — On Thursday, as COP28 kicks off, NDP Transport critic Taylor Bachrach and deputy Climate Change critic Alexandre Boulerice called on the Liberal government to stop the delay and table their oil and gas emissions cap framework. Despite years of touting an oil and gas emissions cap and promising that a plan would be released last spring, the Liberals have continued to drag their feet.  
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