OTTAWA — In the face of Donald Trump’s economic attacks on Canada, Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada’s NDP, consulted labour leaders, progressive economists and expert advisors, and released his plan for a stronger, fairer and more resilient Canadian economy. His plan includes rescuing at-risk home-building projects, building an East-West energy grid and fixing EI to cover more workers, faster. 

Canada’s NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, released the following statement on the 30-day pause on American tariffs on Canadian goods covered by the Canada United States Mexico Agreement (CUSMA):

NDP Families, Children, and Social Development critic Leah Gazan made the following statement in reaction to the extension of $10-a-day child care:

Funding is already in place and should flow now, not a year from now, said Singh 

MONTREAL - Surrounded by several of his star candidates in Montreal, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh pledged to protect Quebec from Trump's attacks, including a vow to keep rules that protect Quebec's French language and culture, water, hydroelectricity, lumber and supply management off the negotiating table.

 

NDP Disability and Inclusion critic Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody – Coquitlam) made the following statement in reaction to the announcement that Canada Disability Benefit cheques will be delivered this summer:

Canada’s NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, made the following statement:

OTTAWA – On Wednesday, NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West) secured an investigation with the Privacy Commissioner of Canada into whether the social media platform X complies with Canadian privacy laws. There are concerns around X potentially using Canadians' data to train artificial intelligence to influence their political decisions.