Editorials, Letters & Political Commentary

With the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan repayment deadline less than a month away, Canada’s NDP is urging, once again, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Minister for Small Business Rechie Valdez to extend the repayment deadline and loan forgiveness. While the Liberals are pushing small businesses to repay their loans, they’re handing out $21.6 billion in contracts to ...

NDP MPPs are calling for workers to be put first as the provincial government moves to phase out the Beer Store’s Master Agreement – a move set to impact thousands of unionized workers. “With the jobs of thousands of unionized workers on the line, we need to ensure the transition is done in a way that doesn’t leave anyone behind,” ...

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) has sent a concerned letter to all federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers on the eve of the December 15th Finance Meeting. The letter, in response to ongoing discussion in Alberta regarding potential withdrawal from the CPP, is calling on the government to step up to protect the national pension plan. Bill VanGorder, CARP’s ...

Details of the long-awaited national dental care were announced in Ottawa. Over the course of this coming year senior citizens will be able to get their teeth fixed. The program exists for children and will soon include all working-class individuals, families and people on disability. New Democrats ran in the 2021 election on making this program possible. New Democrats say ...

Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong), Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP and Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous and Treaty Relations issued the following statement in response to the tabling of federal First Nations water legislation: “Yesterday, the federal government tabled the First Nations Clean Water Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater, and related infrastructure on First Nations lands. Kiiwetinoong has ...

Lundi, après des mois de retard de la part des libéraux pour « stabiliser » les prix des aliments, les néo-démocrates ont forcé les PDG de Sobeys et de Loblaws à retourner devant le comité pour s’expliquer sur les prix exorbitants. Cela coïncide avec la publication du rapport de Feed Ontario, qui indique que le recours aux banques alimentaires de l’Ontario a ...

On Monday, after months of delay from the Liberals to ‘stabilize’ grocery prices, New Democrats forced the CEO of Sobeys and Loblaws back to committee to answer for sky-high prices. This coincides with the release of the Feed Ontario report saying Ontario food bank use increased by 38 per cent last year. There has been a 37 per cent increase in ...

Today, Official Opposition NDP Seniors Critic, Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) called on Ford’s Conservatives to end discriminatory practices that deny OHIP coverage to individuals over 60 who need access to the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine, and to end the denial of coverage for the shingles vaccine (Shingrix) for anyone over 70 years old. “My mother, who turns 96 ...

In a joint effort to address the need for improved highway safety in Ontario, NDP MPPs Lise Vaugeois (Thunder Bay—Superior North) and Guy Bourgouin (Mushkegowuk—James Bay), along with Travis McDougall, co-founder of Truckers for Safer Highways, shed light on the severe issues affecting Northern communities. “These issues are not new to the Ministry of Transportation,” said Vaugeois. “For years, we’ve ...

MPP Monique Taylor (Hamilton Mountain), NDP critic for Children, Community and Social Services, released a statement following reports that the Ford Conservatives are looking for ways to implement cuts to lower costs in the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP): “It’s extremely alarming to hear that Minister Parsa is looking for ways to cut costs, when he should be doubling ODSP ...

On Tuesday, the Liberal government unveiled its fall economic statement (FES) during a national housing crisis, one that Northern Ontarians feel acutely as the homelessness rate is double than it is in big southern Ontario cities. New Democrats MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) and MP Carol Hughes (Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing) say the Liberals failed to meet the moment to address the housing and ...

It’s November, and after a warm October in most parts of the country, the weather is starting to feel a bit more seasonal. The cold is clearly on its way, and Canadians are justifiably concerned about the cost of heating their homes after two years of consistent inflationary pressure. There are certainly a number of ways this government can carve ...

Nous sommes en novembre et, après un mois d’octobre chaud dans la plupart des régions du pays, le temps commence à devenir un peu plus frais. Le froid approche évidemment à grands pas et les Canadiens s’inquiètent à juste titre du coût du chauffage de leur domicile après deux années de pressions inflationnistes constantes. Le gouvernement a certainement plusieurs moyens ...

On Wednesday, while rent and food bank usage are at a record high, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberals to use their upcoming fall economic statement to help Canadians coping with rent and grocery bills. After eight years of Justin Trudeau, Canadians are struggling to cover their bills, while big corporate landlords and big grocery chains are ...

Mercredi, alors que les loyers et le recours aux banques alimentaires atteignent un niveau record, le chef du NPD du Canada, Jagmeet Singh, a exhorté les libéraux à utiliser leur prochain énoncé économique de l’automne pour aider les personnes aux prises avec des factures de loyer et d’épicerie. Après huit ans sous Justin Trudeau, les Canadiennes et Canadiens peinent à ...