OTTAWA – On Thursday New Democrat Post-Secondary Education Critic, Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Scarborough-Rouge River) and Deputy Post-Secondary Education Critic, Matthew Dubey (Chambly-Borders) joined thousands of students gathered on Parliament Hill, and across the country, demanding immediate action on post-secondary education funding and student debt. “The success of our country relies on an educated population,” [...]
OTTAWA – NDP MP Jinny Sims for Newton – North Delta and her colleagues are calling on the House of Commons to take a stand against Stephen Harper’s move to balance the Conservative deficit by cutting future benefits for seniors. The NDP opposition motion, moved on Wednesday in Parliament to ask the House to not [...]
NDP interim leader backs London workers in battle against foreign giant LONDON – While Stephen Harper continues to turn his back on London workers locked out by Caterpillar Inc., NDP Leader Nycole Turmel promised workers the Official Opposition will stand up for Canadian jobs – and fight foreign takeovers that don’t put Canadians first. [...]
VANCOUVER – New Democrat caucus chair Shane Simpson is challenging Christy Clark to set a new tone for her party as MLAs prepare to head back to the legislature in a few weeks. “British Columbians are facing tough economic times in 2012. Instead of outlining a plan to address their concerns in a meaningful way, [...]
TORONTO — A Conservative MP should apologize and reimburse taxpayers after mailing out an ill-informed survey that insulted many of his Indo-Canadian constituents, said Liberal Multiculturalism critic Jim Karygiannis. He was referring to a publicly-funded “ten percenter” mailing that is landing in Mississauga East-Cooksville mailboxes this week, in which local MP, Wladyslaw Lizon, surveys constituents [...]
DONNACONA — As a faltering economy puts Canadian families on edge, New Democrats are urging the government to stand up for retirees and adopt the NDP bill to put pensioners at the front of the line when a business goes bankruptcy. “Right now, working people who’ve paid into pension plans their entire working lives have [...]
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark and Shirley Bond, Minister of Public Safety, Solicitor General and Attorney General, issued the following statement following Tuesday’s fatal RCMP helicopter crash near Cultus Lake: “I was deeply saddened to learn of this tragic loss and my thoughts are with the family, friends and co-workers of pilot Dave Brolin, who [...]
BURNABY– As another semester gets under way at post-secondary institutions across the province, students see no relief in sight when it comes to high debt load, say New Democrats. “Ten years of tuition increases and the elimination of grants by the Liberals have made pursuing higher education increasingly difficult, especially for students from low and [...]
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s support for federal health transfer payment cuts undermines British Columbia’s ability to improve care and support innovations that generate savings in the longer term, says New Democrat health critic Mike Farnworth. As the Council of the Federation to discuss the 2014 health care accord drew to a close, Clark announced the [...]
By Veeno Dewan The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTPF) says MPs who have “platinum plated” pension fund programs in Canada need reform and should be in line with other sector workers. In a news release citing the latest report on the issue, the federation says with uncertain economics and harsh times for people the current system [...]
