April 16

NDP lowers costs for Canadians but Liberal budget doesn’t tackle corporate greed

OTTAWA — On Tuesday, Canada's NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reacted to the federal government’s budget. For months, the NDP has fought to have measures in the budget that lower costs for hardworking people but today Singh criticized the Liberals for failing to tackle the corporate greed driving up prices and gouging Canadians.

April 15

NDP uses its power to pass the Sustainable Jobs Act at third reading

In reaction to the Sustainable Jobs Act passing third reading, NDP critic for Jobs and Just Transition Charlie Angus (Timmins—James Bay) made the following statement:

April 12

NDP: We can tackle the climate crisis and make life more affordable for Canadians

Canada's NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made the following statement on the consumer carbon price:

April 11

MP rebukes top housing official for chronic underfunding of Prairie First Nations

'That is one of the most nefarious and deceitful things a bureaucracy could do,' says NDP’s Blake Desjarlais

April 9

NDP calls on Liberals to bring family members stuck in Sudan to safety

OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the NDP called on the Liberal government to accelerate the processing of applications of people fleeing war in Sudan to reunite them safely with their family in Canada. Since the Liberals launched their family reunification program for relatives in Sudan in February, not one person has been approved to come to Canada as Sudan is on the brink of a man-made famine.

April 5

NDP announces new critic portfolios ahead of next election

OTTAWA – On Friday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced new critic portfolios for his NDP caucus. New Democrats will continue fighting for Canadians as food prices, affordable housing and health care concerns as the party prepares for the next federal election.

April 3

Giant grocery CEOs need to pay what they owe so Canadians can get a break: NDP

Jagmeet Singh calls for an excess profit tax in the upcoming budget

March 21

NDP calls on Liberals to support searches of Residential Schools sites

Liberals have no plan to support communities to search Residential School sites beyond 2025

March 19

NDP blasts Liberals for failing to fix the housing crisis in Indigenous communities

OTTAWA - On Tuesday, for the fourth time since 2003, the Auditor General (AG) is raising serious concerns about the housing conditions in First Nations communities across Canada. The AG stated in a new report that there has been “no meaningful improvement” in housing conditions for First Nations since the Liberal government was first elected in 2015.

February 29

NDP delivers free contraception and diabetes drugs as first step in medication coverage for Canadians

OTTAWA — On Thursday, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and New Democrats are delivering a framework for the next steps of universal pharmacare for Canadians. As a first step, the NDP has forced the government to cover contraception and diabetes medications and devices free-of-charge for everyone who needs it.