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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 13, 2023 4:02 pm Updated July 14, 2023 8:24 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Democrat member of provincial parliament for Kitchener Centre has officially resigned her seat. Laura Mae Lindo’s resignation will trigger a byelection call within …
Read More »Conservatives edge ahead of Liberals in voter support, breaking gridlock: poll – National
The gridlock between Liberal and Conservative supporters appears to have broken, new polling suggests, with the Tories edging slightly ahead. In an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday, 37 per cent of Canadians said they would vote for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, signalling a four-point jump …
Read More »NDP leader Wab Kinew commits to fighting childhood hunger in Manitoba – Winnipeg
NDP leader Wab Kinew vowed to fight childhood hunger in Manitoba during his gala speech Saturday night. Kinew said if his party is elected this fall, the problem of kids going to school hungry will be addressed by implementing a universal school nutrition program. “What I want for my kids, …
Read More »Singh says NDP won’t trigger election over Johnston, interference. Why? – National
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to make its motion calling for David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur binding and says an election does not “make sense” if the goal is protecting Canada’s democracy. Singh told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview …
Read More »Bill 124 retroactive pay costs Ontario government nearly $1B
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government has been forced to give health-care workers nearly a billion dollars in back pay after a court struck down the province’s controversial wage suppression legislation. The 2019 law, known as Bill 124, capped wage increases for nurses and other public …
Read More »Federal agency faced obstacles to lower drug prices, memo shows – National
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 memo shows. The memo, obtained by the NDP through the access-to-information law and shared with …
Read More »Ontario government says Greater Toronto Hockey League faces independent investigation
Ontario’s minister of tourism, culture and sport, Neil Lumsden says an independent investigation of the Greater Toronto Hockey League is in the works. The announcement, which came at a question period Tuesday in Toronto, comes after Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles called on the provincial government to launch an investigation …
Read More »Manitoba Opposition to delay bill that would license some addiction centres – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2023 2:42 pm Updated April 3, 2023 9:03 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats say they plan to delay passage of a bill that would set up a licensing system for supervised drug consumption …
Read More »Ontario NDP ejects Michael Mantha from caucus over ‘misconduct’ allegations
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario NDP says it has removed Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha from its caucus over allegations of “misconduct” relating to an alleged inappropriate relationship with a staffer. NDP Leader Marit Stiles announced in statement that the party has launched an independent third-party …
Read More »Manitoba Opposition NDP promises free birth control if elected in fall election – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s Opposition NDP is promising free birth control if it wins the provincial election in October. The party says in a news release that under its plan, the provincial government would cover the full cost of dozens of commonly used birth-control methods, including oral contraceptives, copper and hormonal intrauterine devices, …
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