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High speed rail must be built publicly, using Canadian steel and aluminum: NDP
NDP Transport critic Taylor Bachrach released the following statement in reaction to the Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail: “Privatizing passenger rail between Canada’s biggest cities puts the ...
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The NDP says it's time to invest more in affordable, social and community housing
MONTREAL—As Canadians face economic uncertainty with American President Donald Trump’s tariff threats — which could cause job losses and a recession — the NDP joined the Canadian Housing and Renewal ...
New Democratic Party3d
Canadian builds with Canadian steel: Singh lays out plan to build, not cut
HAMILTON — Following a roundtable discussion with members of United Steelworkers (USW) in Hamilton, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced that an NDP government will fight for Canadian steelworkers with ...
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NDP statement on the 34th Annual Women’s Memorial March
NDP critic for Women and Gender Equality Leah Gazan made the following statement: “Today, is the annual memorial march in honour of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA ...
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Reality Check – GST break finally dropped food inflation – it’s time to cut it for good
According to Statistics Canada’s latest Consumer Price Index numbers, food inflation is down 0.6 per cent because of the GST holiday – otherwise, overall inflation and food inflation would have been ...
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Reality Check – While workers face job losses and higher prices, Poilievre hobnobs with millionaires
While workers across the country are facing higher bills and job losses due to Trump’s tariff threats, Pierre Poilievre has hosted an average of one exclusive, high-priced, closed-door millionaire ...
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NDP Statement on Canada’s withdrawal from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
NDP critic for Foreign Affairs Heather McPherson issued the following statement : "The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - already one of the most serious crises in the ...
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Reality Check – Pierre Poilievre insults the Arctic before claiming he'd defend it
Will Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defend Canada’s Arctic? In December, Poilievre said that there was no need for diplomacy in Nunavut because only Santa Claus lived in the Arctic. “How can a ...
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Singh and Idlout urge prime minister Trudeau to end discrimination against First Nation children
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP Indigenous Services critic Lori Idlout (Nunavut) wrote to the prime minister urging his government to end the discrimination against ...
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Singh announces cash rebates on Canadian electric vehicles, 100% tariffs on Musk’s Teslas
WINDSOR— NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Monday that an NDP government will reinstitute the cash rebate for Canadians that buy an electric vehicle and double it if the vehicle is made in Canada – ...
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NDP statement on Bell Canada's workforce reduction plan
NDP labour critic MP Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre) and NDP Canadian heritage critic MP Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) made the following joint statement: "New Democrats strongly condemn ...
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Steel and aluminum tariffs: Singh calls for urgent worker supports and fightback
WINDSOR—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s implementation of tariffs on steel and aluminum: “Donald Trump has unleashed a trade war on Canada and our ...