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NDP statement to mark Remembrance Day

Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement:
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November 8

NDP commemorates Indigenous Veterans Day

NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney and NDP Indigenous Services, Northern Affairs, and Crown-Indigenous Relations critic Lori Idlout made the following joint statement:
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November 7

NDP reacts to scathing Environment Commissioner report

NDP Climate Change and Environment critic Laurel Collins reacted to today’s Environment Commissioner Report:
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November 7

End tax breaks for wealthy corporate landlords, says the NDP 

OTTAWA—On Thursday, the NDP called for the end of preferential tax treatment for wealthy corporate landlords rent-gouging Canadians. NDP critic for Tax Fairness Niki Ashton and NDP critic for Housing Alexandre Boulerice made that call joined by Canadians for Tax Fairness and ACORN. A report issued earlier this fall by Canadians for Tax Fairness revealed how Liberal and Conservative governments have turned housing into cash cows for corporate investors—benefiting from a tax...
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November 7

NDP, labour call on Liberals to abolish closed work permits 

OTTAWA—On Thursday, the NDP called for the abolishment of closed work permits that have allowed employers to trap, abuse, underpay, and exploit migrant workers in Canada.  
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November 5

NDP Veterans Affairs critic tables bill to help veterans in getting service dogs

OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the first day of Veterans Week, NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) tabled a private members bill that would make sure all veterans who need a service animal can get one. Veterans face many barriers to getting a service dog, including high costs and uncertainty regarding their training—Blaney’s bill would lift those barriers and make national standards mandatory.
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November 5

NDP calls on the government to improve dangerous shortfalls in air travel safety

 
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November 5

NDP statement marking Veterans Week

NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney made the following statement:
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November 4

NDP says Liberals have left their watered-down emissions cap to the 11th hour, all to cave to rich CEOs

NDP Environment and Climate Change critic Laurel Collins made the following statement in reaction to the Liberal’s watered-down emission cap plan:
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November 4

NDP statement on the passing of former Senator and Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Murray Sinclair

Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement:
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