In response to a recent Statistics Canada report on household debt in Canada, NDP Finance Critic Daniel Blaikie issued the following statement
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.
With the cost of necessities and interest rates going up, families need more money in their pockets—ultra-rich CEOs don’t.
NDP Foreign Affairs Critic Heather McPherson made the following statement
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
New Democrats also called for federal assistance in searching for the remains of lost loved ones in Winnipeg
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.”
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.
OTTAWA — Workers in federally regulated workplaces now have two weeks of paid sick leave thanks to years of advocacy from the NDP.
Jagmeet Singh and the NDP MPs raised the issue in the House of Commons more than 50 times before the Trudeau Liberals finally gave in.
While Canadian families are struggling to put food on the table, the Liberals are letting billionaires off the hook from paying what they owe and the NDP says this needs to stop now