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Mary Shortall Campaign Launch 

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June 8

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 during strikes and lockouts. 
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June 8

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 Russia in its illegal invasion of Ukraine. While Streit Group is based in the United Arab Emirates, it was founded in and maintains its headquarters in Canada.  
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June 5

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: 
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June 4

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:  
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June 4

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:
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June 4

New Democrats React to New Tariff Threat on Forced Labour

NDP Critic for International Trade, Heather McPherson, made the following statement:
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June 4

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 MPs from all parties to support NDP House Leader Heather McPherson's bill, which would finally give them the tools to fight back against these fake unions.
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June 3

NDP MP Gord Johns tables bill to make mental health services accessible for all 

OTTAWA – 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 system. 
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June 2

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 wildfire evacuees in Winnipeg.
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