RT @DonDavies: Oil companies will capture $90 BILLION this year from the war on Iran. Canadians are paying for it at the pump. New Democra…

Doug Ford is pushing an expansion of Billy Bishop airport against Torontonians wishes while Liberal MPs remain silent. Instead of answering why, the Minister mocked me for asking! (I am the NDP critic for Transport & the Minister knows this). @NoJetsTO @OntarioNDP

Canadians are getting clobbered by the cost of living, turbo-charged by food and fuel hikes thanks to the horrible, illegal US/Israeli war on Iran. Meanwhile Big Oil is laughing its way to the Big Banks - with $90 billion in wartime profiteering expected this year alone. Tax the excess profits. Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by. We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing. 350.org/ept/

Govt is quietly testing AI tools in prisons to generate profile reports on offenders. Decisions impacting people's lives, rehabilitation, and release require human oversight, strict transparency, and absolute accountability—not algorithmic trial and error. thestar.com/politics/federal…

The Liberals have finally acknowledged the dangers of surveillance pricing, after the NDP raised the alarm about corporations using personal information to charge you more. But they still won't commit to banning it. The decision should be simple. If companies are mining your data to squeeze more money out of you, your government should use their power to protect you — not corporate profits.

RT @DonDavies: Canadians have lost over $2B to consumer-targeted fraud since 2021 — and that's just what gets reported. Too often, banks bl…

RT @DonDavies: The NDP forced the Liberals to pass federal anti-scab legislation. But corporate giants are now exploiting a loophole to use…

The right to strike is a cornerstone of our democracy. It's how workers have fought for — and won — the rights that many of us now enjoy: sick days, weekends, safer workplaces, and better wages. Now, that fundamental right is under attack, as the Liberal government continues to intervene on behalf of powerful corporations instead of standing with working people. Workers built this country. They deserve the right to fight for a fair deal at the bargaining table. Add your name if you support the right to strike: ndp.ca/repeal-section-107

As we mark the 42nd anniversary of June 1984 and the invasion of the Golden Temple complex, we honour the victims & survivors by standing in solidarity with human rights organizations around the world calling for justice. Read the full statement from NDP Leader Avi Lewis here: ndp.ca/news/ndp-statement-an…

RT @DonDavies: The Liberals' AI strategy proposes massive expansion of AI with no concern for the consequences it will have on workers, you…

Community consultations are absolutely critical, but the choice facing the Prime Minister is clear. Premier Ford is in the middle of a land grab, and the federal government has both the power and the responsibility to stop this irresponsible and anti-democratic move. The fact that Doug Ford seized the land from the City of Toronto in order to ram through a project owned and operated by American banking giant JP Morgan tells you all you need to know about who will benefit from his plan. Prime Minister Carney ran on a promise to protect Canadians from Donald Trump and stand up for Canadian sovereignty. He cannot sit on the fence while Doug Ford hands more power to Wall Street. Like Ontario Place, the Science Centre, and so much more, Doug Ford is acting as though Toronto is a playground for him and his CEO friends. It isn't. Toronto belongs to the people, and the people don't need or want the jets, noise, traffic, and pollution that this massive expansion would bring. thestar.com/politics/federal…

The Liberal government might as well have called its AI strategy “All in for AI”. This is a document that is heavy on hype, but light on the right guardrails that we need to protect people – and to ensure that the benefits of the technology don’t just flow to a handful of tech giants and investors. It proposes a massive boost to business adoption of AI, with no concern for the consequences this will have for workers, especially young workers who are already watching careers vanish before their eyes. This government is imposing a world-changing technology on all of us without any public debate. Instead of putting in place strong regulations to safeguard workers, youth, privacy, and our water and energy supply, they prefer to “move fast and break things” as the Silicon Valley motto goes. That’s why before rushing ahead, with no brakes, we need a robust regulatory framework. Every other industry in this country, from forestry to banking, is regulated. Yet somehow, when it comes to generative AI that is controlled by MAGA-aligned billionaires, the usual rules don’t apply. New Democrats support the development of cutting edge technology. For AI, that looks like responsible machine learning with small, contained datasets and targeted applications. We’re calling for a humans-first AI strategy. One that protects Canadian jobs, data and natural resources. Not a strategy that mimics the worst tendencies of AI chatbots: hallucinating benefits and flattering big tech CEOs by telling them exactly what they want to hear.

RT @LeahGazan: Today is the seventh anniversary of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Final…

RT @DonDavies: Liberals claim they’ve made a “generational investment” in housing, but the PBO says federal housing spending will DROP 56%.…

June is a time to celebrate community, resilience, and pride—but also a time to recommit ourselves to the ongoing struggle for liberation for all. Rights are never simply given. They are won through grit and determination, and they can be taken away if we fail to defend them. At a time when 2SLGBTQQIA rights are under attack by conservative provincial governments, that commitment is more important now than ever. The NDP will always stand with the 2SLGBTQQIA community—not just in words, but through action.

Palantir is deeply embedded in the scariest activities of the Trump regime – enabling everything from mass deportations and lawless assassinations in international waters to ethnic cleansing, genocide, and war crimes. CEO Alex Karp’s recent online manifesto is a truly disturbing, supremacist screed. One UK MP said it “sounds like the ramblings of a supervillain.” The city of London, England recently canceled a contract with Palantir. Why is Canada handing nearly $50 million in public money to this creepy company? Doing business through a secretive contract with this MAGA-aligned tech giant is totally incompatible with the Prime Minister’s promise to defend Canadian sovereignty.

RT @DonDavies: Today I introduced legislation to ban floor crossing without voter consent. When MPs switch parties after an election, they…

Happy National Indigenous History Month! June is a time to celebrate the rich histories, cultures, languages, and contributions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples across Turtle Island. It is also an opportunity to learn, reflect, and recognize that Indigenous histories are living histories — woven into the past, present, and future of these lands. Read the full statement from MP Leah Gazan here: ndp.ca/news/statement-leah-g…

RT @DonDavies: Liberals are selling off Canada’s ports and airports. After Heathrow was privatized, Saudi Arabia, Qatar & China gained majo…

On National Flight Attendants' Day, we honour the workers who keep millions of Canadians safe in the skies every single day. Flight attendants have shown us all what courage and determination look like. They took on the country’s biggest airline and defied the federal government — and won. Faced with unpaid work and unfair wages, they voted to strike with a clear demand: unpaid work won't fly. Then, when the government intervened to strip them of the right to strike by invoking Section 107 of the Labour Code, they defied the order and walked off the job anyway. And they won a better deal. New Democrats stand with flight attendants today and every day. That's why we're fighting to repeal Section 107 and protect the right to strike once and for all.