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May 1

NDP calls on the government to support rail workers

NDP Transport Critic Taylor Bachrach and NDP Labour Critic Matthew Green made the following joint statement in response to the strike vote by members of the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference:
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May 1

The NDP’s dental care plan will be life changing for seniors

OTTAWA—Starting on Wednesday, nearly 2 million seniors will benefit from the NDP’s dental care plan. Canadian seniors won’t have to avoid going to the dentist just because it is too expensive.
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May 1

New Democrats support help for Canadians in budget, commit to fighting Liberal failures

OTTAWA –  On Wednesday, Canada’s New Democrats supported the budget where they fought to deliver: free birth control for 9 million Canadians and diabetes medication for 3.7 million Canadians; a national program providing free meals at school for hungry kids; protection for renters from losing their affordable homes to speculators; funding to create a Red Dress Alert; help for young Canadians to access the mental health care they need with a new Youth Mental Health...
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May 1

NDP Statement on Jewish Heritage Month 2024

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement:
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May 1

A National Brain Injury Strategy will bring much-needed supports for Canadians

OTTAWA — On Wednesday, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor’s bill to create a National Brain Injury Strategy will be debated in Parliament.
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May 1

NDP statement on International Workers' Day

Canada’s NDP leader Jagmeet Singh issued the following statement:
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April 30

Liberals leave more than one million people with disabilities in poverty

COQUITLAM — On Monday, NDP Critic for Disability and Inclusion Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam) questioned Minister Kamal Khera for failing to lift people living with disability out of poverty.   At the parliamentary committee that deals with issues related to disability benefits, Zarrillo reminded the minister that her government’s Budget 2024 allocated a mere $200 a month for the Canada Disability Benefit.   “More than a million people with...
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April 30

NDP’s Heather McPherson tables bill to protect Canadians’ pensions from Conservatives

      
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April 28

NDP statement on the National Day of Mourning 2024

Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement:
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