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MEDIA RELEASE: New Democrats Force the Liberals to Act: Wins for Everyday Canadians

Whether it’s sky-high rent and housing costs, gas pump gouging, or record-high grocery bills – working families are feeling the squeeze of inflation as big box stores and CEOs earn massive profits. At the NDP caucus retreat in Halifax last week, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh reiterated ​urgent calls for inflationary relief measures ​to address the affordability crisis.
New Democrats used their power in the minority parliament to get wins for everyday people, forcing the Liberals to finally agree to ​take action on a historic expansion of Canada’s healthcare system through the establishment of a dental care program for families earning less than $90,000 without insurance and an increase to the Canadian Housing Benefit – real measures that will help household budgets. 

IN THE NEWS: Van Sun - Ottawa bumps up social housing funds for shortchanged B.C.

Two years ago, NDP MP Jenny Kwan protested that the federal Liberals were directing less than one per cent of their social housing budget to B.C., despite the province being home to 11 per cent of the nation’s population.
The stark imbalance has improved since Kwan aired her complaints.
“Since exposing that B.C. only got 0.5 per cent of the funding, I’m glad to report that more funds have begun to flow to B.C.”

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.

MEDIA RELEASE: Workers now have two weeks of paid sick leave thanks to NDP

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.

MEDIA RELEASE: NDP calls on Trudeau to take on Billionaires and tax the rich

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

MEDIA RELEASE: Merger will mean more profits for huge banks, less options for Canadians

The Leader of Canada’s NDP, Jagmeet Singh, made the following statement in response to the potential merger of RBC and HSBC

MEDIA RELEASE: NDP: Economic growth that benefits rich CEOs doesn’t help Canadians pay the bills

In response to new Statistics Canada numbers on economic growth, NDP Finance critic Daniel Blaikie issue the following statement

MEDIA RELEASE: NDP Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

NDP Critic for the Status of Women Leah Gazan issued the following statement

IN THE NEWS: New Canadian Media - Canada doesn’t appear to have a plan to welcome climate migrants

Federal NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan said Canada has a responsibility to increase the number of accepted refugees and asylum-seekers. “Instead,” she said, pointing to new numbers released this month, “the government is reducing the numbers, so it’s going in the opposite direction.”
“The work of lowering emissions and transitioning the energy sector must happen while supporting communities on the frontlines,” Kwan said. “[These changes] have to happen simultaneously because people are being displaced right now.”
Coming out of COP27, Kwan says she is not seeing the urgency from the Canadian government that is required on this issue. In addition to pushing to end oil and gas subsidies immediately, and to stop pursuing pipeline expansion, Kwan says the NDP is demanding the government sign on to an environmental bill of rights — for people and nature. 
“We need public accountability, truth be told,” she said. “We can’t trust the government on this issue. They say nice words, but they don’t match that with action. We need independent oversight with regard to climate action.”
What that means for Canada is making significant financial contributions to a fund for countries experiencing the ravages of the crisis right now.
“We must respond to what is happening in the global community,” Kwan says. “Climate migration is already happening. People are already dying as a result of it.

MEDIA RELEASE: Liberals must protect the human rights of asylum-seekers

NDP Critic for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Jenny Kwan issued the following statement ahead of today’s committee meeting on the study of Conditions Faced by Asylum-Seekers where the Minister of Immigration will be testifying