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NDP will support budget, says Jagmeet Singh
(Ottawa) The New Democratic Party (NDP) will support the budget presented by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland last month, ensuring the minority Liberal government will pass it in the House of…
Immigrant worker and trade unionist | The NDP and QS want Ottawa to cancel the deportation of Shaitan Rajpurohit
The New Democratic Party (NDP) and Québec solidaire (QS) are uniting to try to convince the federal government to cancel the imminent deportation of Shaitan Rajpurohit, an immigrant worker and…
LaSalle—Émard—Verdun | Municipal councilor Craig Sauvé will be the NDP candidate
(Ottawa) Municipal councilor Craig Sauvé will wear the colors of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, in Montreal, during the next elections. Published at 1:30 p.m.…
Municipal councilor Craig Sauvé will be the NDP candidate in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
Municipal councilor Craig Sauvé will wear the colors of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, in Montreal, during the next elections. He will be elected by…
NDP refuses to say if it would maintain carbon pricing increases
(Coquitlam) New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh has refused to say whether or not he would maintain planned carbon pricing increases if he becomes prime minister. Posted at 6:06 p.m.…
Committee on the Status of Women | Liberal and NDP MPs deplore change of presidency
(Ottawa) Liberal and New Democrat MPs deplore the departure of the Conservative chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. Posted at 6:02 p.m. Government members say they…
Federal Budget 2024 | Opposition parties will vote against the budget, except the NDP which is undecided
(Ottawa) The Conservative Party, the Green Party and the Bloc Québécois announced that they will vote against the budget presented by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday afternoon. The leader…
Jagmeet Singh defends NDP position on carbon pricing
(Ottawa) New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh insisted Monday that his party’s position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. Posted at 7:44 p.m. But he refused to explicitly say whether…
Carbon pricing | The Prime Minister regrets a “step back” from the NDP
(Ottawa) Justin Trudeau “doesn’t quite understand” what he perceives as a step backwards from the NDP on carbon pricing. For his part, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accuses NDP Leader Jagmeet…
Carbon pricing | The Bloc and the NDP will support Poilievre’s motion
(Ottawa) The New Democrats and the Bloc on Wednesday supported the Conservative motion – non-binding – which asks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to hold an “emergency meeting”, televised, with his…
NDP voters, unlikely electoral target of Pierre Poilievre
(Ottawa) Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre may have embarked on the path to power by attacking the last eight years of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, but the final step…
Thanks to the NDP | The duty
Since 2019, residents of the federal riding of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie are the only ones in Quebec to be represented in the House of Commons by a member of the New…
NDP | Charlie Angus, Carol Hughes and Rachel Blaney will not be in the next elections
(Ottawa) Three New Democratic MPs in Ottawa, including veteran Charlie Angus, jointly announced Thursday that they would not run again in the next federal election. Posted at 1:15 p.m. Mickey…
The NDP leads Canada
Officially, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party holds power in Ottawa. In practice, the influence of Jagmeet Singh and the NDP blows my mind. To stay in power, the Liberals conceded disproportionate…
Agreement between the Liberal Party and the NDP | Official recognition of Palestine postponed
(Ottawa) The Liberals managed to convince the New Democrats to remove from their motion on the official recognition of the Palestinian state… the official recognition of the Palestinian state. The…
Official recognition of the Palestinian state | An unfavorable signal from Mélanie Joly regarding an NDP motion
(Ottawa) Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly lukewarmly welcomes the New Democratic motion calling, among other things, for official recognition of the Palestinian state. Posted at 12:54 p.m. “There are issues…
Alberta NDP | Ex-Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi launches leadership race
Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi came out of political retirement Monday, announcing his candidacy for leadership of the Alberta NDP. Mr. Nenshi says he wants to oppose the United Conservative…
The NDP is no longer the moral conscience of Parliament
The New Democratic Party has never won an election at the federal level. However, whether with Ed Broadbent, Alexa McDonough, Jack Layton or Thomas Mulcair, the NDP has always been…
Chinese espionage: the NDP protects Trudeau
NDP MPs once again came to the Liberals’ defense in the Commons on Monday, allowing them to block the parliamentary investigation into Chinese spying at the high-security infectious diseases laboratory…
NDP wants national school food program in budget
(Ottawa) New Democrats are pushing for the Liberal government to fund a national school food program in the next federal budget. Posted at 1:17 p.m. The party claims to have…