NDP Health critic slams Pierre Poilievre for planning to take away Canadians’ dental care and pharmacare ..read more

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement ..read more

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OTTAWA— On Friday, NDP Indigenous Services critic Lori Idlout (Nunavut) reacted to Budget 2024. For months, the NDP has fought to secure a reversal of Liberal cuts to key programs at Indigenous Services in this budget, but Idlout says this is only a first step. “The NDP worked hard every day against Liberal cuts and sunsets to the Inuit Child First Initiative and mental health and wellness programs for Indigenous peoples,” said Idlout. “I am pleased that we were able to reverse the cuts to the Inuit Child First Initiative. “We secured important investments in establishing a Red Dress Alert, su ..read more

In reaction to the federal budget, NDP Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns made the following statement ..read more

OTTAWA—On Tuesday, NDP MP Gord Johns secured an income tax credit increase for volunteer firefighters and search and rescue personnel, upping the credit from $3,000 to $6,000 ..read more

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OTTAWA — On Monday, NDP Public Safety critic Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford) passed a motion calling on the government to classify wildfire firefighters as firefighters under the National Occupation Classification (NOC). As of now, wildfire firefighters aren’t considered “firefighters” under the NOC, meaning they get a lower pension and have a later retirement age ..read more

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Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement ..read more