OTTAWA—On Monday, anti-scab legislation successfully passed through the House of Commons following improvements made by the NDP at a parliamentary committee just weeks ago.

OTTAWA— On Thursday, Canada’s New Democrats made major improvements to the new anti-scab legislation. The law makes it harder for employers to use replacement workers in federally-regulated work places during labour disputes and gives workers more power to fight for better wages and conditions on the job.

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 Fund.

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.

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.

OTTAWA—On Tuesday, NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) took action with a bill to protect Canadian workers’ pensions against Danielle Smith’s reckless plan to pull Alberta out of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP).

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.

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:

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