OTTAWA — On Wednesday, Liberals rejected an NDP proposal to consider an emergency relief fund to lift people living with a disability out of poverty while they wait for the Canada Disability Benefit.
Canadian Press: Unblocking Afghanistan aid could come in spring, minister says amid calls for urgency
The NDP says Ottawa has to boost its own spending to make up for the time it has spent holding back humanitarian groups from responding.
“This Liberal promise will not come in time to help Afghans face the brutal winter,” reads a joint statement by MPs Heather McPherson and Jenny Kwan.
“Afghanistan is in acute humanitarian crisis, with soaring food prices, insecurity and lack of access to basic services likely to cause widespread suffering and many deaths.”
“Afghanistan is in acute humanitarian crisis, with soaring food prices, insecurity and lack of access to basic services likely to cause widespread suffering and many deaths.”
MEDIA RELEASE: Canadians are racking up household debt while Liberals protect corporate profits
In response to a recent Statistics Canada report on household debt in Canada, NDP Finance Critic Daniel Blaikie issued the following statement
MEDIA RELEASE: Canadian renters can apply for an extra $500 to help them pay their rent thanks to New Democrats
OTTAWA — On Monday, eligible Canadian renters can apply for $500 through the Canada Housing Benefit (CHB) program to help them cover the cost of their rent thanks to New Democrats who pushed the government to provide this support in their Supply and Confidence Agreement.
According to a report released by Rentals.ca for November, the average rent in Canada climbed nearly 12 per cent year over year to almost $2000 per month.
MEDIA RELEASE: New Democrats want more money in Canadians’ pockets and less money for ultra-rich oil companies
With the cost of necessities and interest rates going up, families need more money in their pockets—ultra-rich CEOs don’t.
MEDIA RELEASE: Heather McPherson unequivocally denounces antisemitism
NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement
MEDIA RELEASE: A seventh interest rate hike is more bad news for Canadian families
The Leader of Canada’s NDP, Jagmeet Singh, released the following statement in response to the newest interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada
MEDIA RELEASE: NDP calls for immediate and substantial resources to address MMIWG crisis
New Democrats also called for federal assistance in searching for the remains of lost loved ones in Winnipeg
National Post: NP View: Chinese election interference nothing but a partisan game to Trudeau
In 2015, Justin Trudeau promised the Liberals would make transparency “a fundamental principle across the federal government.” Yet even when it comes to allegations of Chinese election interference — an issue that should unite Canadians across the political spectrum against a common threat to our democracy — the prime minister insists on stonewalling and sowing partisan divisions.
At the beginning of November, Global News published a very serious reportalleging that the prime minister had been briefed on a “vast campaign of foreign interference, which includes funding a clandestine network of at least 11 federal candidates running in the 2019 election.”
MEDIA RELEASE: NDP celebrates new dental care for kids, turns focus to teens and seniors
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is celebrating the launch of dental care funding for children by immediately re-focusing on the next step: dental care for seniors, people living with disabilities and everyone under 18.