ENG: The New Democratic Party, commonly referred to as the NDP, is a social democratic political party in Canada. The party is regarded as falling on the left in the Canadian political spectrum. The leader of the federal NDP is Jack Layton. The provincial NDP parties in Manitoba and Nova Scotia currently form the government in those provinces, and provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and in the Yukon.
The New Democratic Party began as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, a democratic socialist movement.
Leader: Jack Layton
President: Peggy Nash
Founded: June 17, 1961 (Incorporated CCF and CLC)
Ideology: Social democracy
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Robin MacLachlan is the face of a new breed in Ottawa: NDP corporate lobbyist.
The former NDP staffer works the phones on behalf of 11 clients – including large companies such as Cisco Systems, Nalcor Energy and Nestlé Canada Inc. – and increasingly pops up on political talk shows as an NDP supporter.
He prefers to say he’s in the “government relations” business.
“The word lobbyist has taken on a bit of a pejorative character to it, so for that I may get the odd joke from my social democratic friends, but it’s all in good humour,” ...
amalia - in poll New Democratic Party New Democratic Party MPs called Thursday for stronger civilian oversight of the Canadian military, saying the Afghan-detainees affair has shown the need for greater transparency and accountability by the Canadian Forces.
They proposed the creation of a civilian office of inspector general, similar to positions in the United States and Australia.
Citing Britain and Australia, they said the existing judge advocate general — the top legal person in the military — should be a civilian, not a member of the armed forces.
The proposals were made at a news conference held by Ottawa MP ...
cici - in poll New Democratic Party Jack Layton of the New Democratic Party (NDP) is now the best-ranked federal party leader in Canada, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 29 per cent of respondents approve of Layton’s performance, up three points since February.The approval rating for Canadian prime minister and Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper stands at 26 per cent, down two points in a month. 15 per cent of respondents approve of the way Liberal and Official Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff is handling his duties, also down two points in a month. Canadians renewed the House of Commons in ...
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Closure of nine veterans affairs offices will hurt veterans and their families: NDP
OTTAWA – Official Opposition Veterans Affairs Critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore) blasted the Conservative government today for their plans to close nine Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) District Offices across the country. He was joined by Yvan Thauvette, National President of the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees (UVAE) and other staff representatives to outline the serious affect that these closures will have.
“While in Charlottetown last week, VAC staff informed me that because they did their job ‘too well’ and had too many veterans coming to the office for service, the federal government was closing the Charlottetown District office,” said Stoffer. “They were told to direct more veteran clients to the toll-free phone service and the internet.”
The NDP opposes the reckless changes and cuts to service. Many of Canada’s military and RCMP veterans have complex needs that cannot be addressed over the phone or through the internet. |
New Democrats elect caucus chair, vice chair
OTTAWA – New Democrats today pledged to be a stronger and more united opposition than ever after re-electing Peter Julian as their caucus chair and choosing Rathika Sitsabaiesan as the new vice chair.
“Peter and Rathika have served our caucus — and Canadians — very well,” said New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair. “They will chair a re-energized and substantive caucus that is going to get results for Canadians. We will hold Mr. Harper to account and propose solutions on things that matter.”
Caucus Chair Peter Julian, MP for Burnaby — New Westminster, is the critic for Energy and Natural Resources. Vice chair, Rathika Sitsabaiesan is the MP for Scarborough--Rouge River. |
Federal government must respect court ruling in favour of injured veterans: NDP
OTTAWA – Official Opposition Veterans Affairs Critic Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore) and Deputy Critic Sylvain Chicoine (Châteauguay-Saint-Constant) said the federal government must honour today’s Federal Court decision on the Service Income Security Insurance Plan (SISIP) program that ruled in favour of injured veterans.
“I implore this Conservative government to respect this decision by the Federal Court and not appeal it,” said Stoffer. “Now that the court has ruled in favour of these injured veterans, the government must put things in place to fix this injustice.”
“The NDP has repeatedly called on the federal government to end the unfair SISIP reductions,” said Chicoine. “The National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman issued two reports urging the government to resolve this unfair reduction but the Government kept trying to delay. I hope they will now do the right thing.”
In 2006, the House of Commons passed a NDP motion t |
NDP tables bill calling for bilingual officers of parliament
OTTAWA – Officers of Parliament, who are appointed by resolution of the House of Commons, Senate, or both chambers, should be capable of expressing themselves clearly in both official languages and understanding both languages without the help of an interpreter, says the NDP.
NDP Official Languages Critic, Yvon Godin (Acadie-Bathurst) and the Deputy Critic for Democratic Reform, Alexandrine Latendresse (Louis-Saint-Laurent) have tabled a bill today seeking to make proficiency in both official languages essential for officers of Parliament.
“Officers of Parliament must inform taxpayers of the government’s activities and the use of public funds. Parliament functions in both English and French. So the officers must be able to communicate with parliamentarians in both official languages as soon as they are appointed,” said Latendresse.
“It’s a principle that was traditionally respected until this Conservative government decided to undermine the tradition an |
