July 29th, 2026 With a potential strike among WestJet cabin crew workers looming, the NDP is urging the Liberal government to respect workers’ collective bargaining rights and to refrain from intervening if a strike ensues. While negotiations are ongoing, a … Read More

July 29th, 2026 NDP Heritage Critic Heather McPherson issued the following statement: Yesterday, we learned that the Carney government intends to cancel the fees that U.S. streaming companies pay to support Canadian media. This is nothing more than an act … Read More

July 24th, 2026 NDP Health Critic Gord Johns is calling on the federal government to renew health care funding agreements with the provinces and territories before they begin expiring in 2027. Across Canada, public health care systems are under enormous … Read More

July 23rd, 2026 REAL UNIONS ANSWER TO WORKERS. FAKE UNIONS DON’T. Some unions don’t answer to workers. They answer to the employer.Bill C-259 – The Fair Representation Act gives workers their power back. Bill C-259 gives workers in federally regulated sectors a … Read More

July 22nd, 2026 As Premiers gathered in Charlottetown, NDP Member of Parliament and federal NDP critic for Health Gord Johns addressed a Canadian Health Coalition rally with a message on how to save Canada’s public healthcare system. “Medicare was built … Read More

July 21st, 2026 REAL UNIONS ANSWER TO WORKERS. FAKE UNIONS DON’T. Some unions don’t answer to workers. They answer to the employer.Bill C-259 – The Fair Representation Act gives workers their power back. Bill C-259 gives workers in federally regulated … Read More

July 16th, 2026 NDP Leader Avi Lewis shared the following statement in response to news that a senior Canadian official is attending the Trump summit targeting ‘left-wing extremism’: “Trump is fueling a new McCarthyism that is both delusional and dangerous. … Read More

July 14th, 2026 OTTAWA — NDP Indigenous Affairs Critic Leah Gazan joined First Nations Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly today, demanding the Liberal government rectify ongoing human rights violations in the recently tabled First … Read More

July 8th, 2026 EDMONTON, AB — This week, organizations that have long advocated for more private, market-based US-style health care praised Prime Minister Mark Carney’s “openness” to Danielle Smith’s efforts to expand private two-tier health care in Alberta. NDP MPs … Read More

July 7th, 2026 NDP Leader Avi Lewis issued the following statement: The federal government’s proposed “Defence, Security and Resilience Bank” sounds technocratic and reassuring. It’s not. This is an international war bank to be located in Canada. It will further … Read More