OTTAWA – On Monday, after more than a year of advocacy, NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) once again urged the federal government to support the Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank warehouse project. The project, which will make sure families have the food they need, has secured funding from the City of Nanaimo, the Regional District of Nanaimo, and the Province of BC, but the Liberals continue to hold out.

NANAIMO – NDP MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Lisa Marie Barron made the following statement in response to the Liberal government overriding union rights to force binding arbitration on workers at Nanaimo Ports:

OTTAWA – On Thursday, NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) urged the Liberal government to halt their plan to cut staff from two Vancouver Island lighthouses.

NDP critic for Foreign Affairs Heather McPherson issued the following statement:

Canada’s NDP critic for Health Peter Julian issued the following statement in reaction to the NDP’s pharmacare plan that passed through the Senate on Thursday evening:

MP Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) and NDP caucus colleagues from across BC wrote to the Liberals to call for a review of their decision for the Canadian Coast Guard to remove staff from critical light stations on BC’s coast.

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  OTTAWA — On Tuesday, NDP Fisheries and Oceans critic Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo-Ladysmith), Labour critic Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre), and Mental Health and Harm Reduction critic Gord Johns (Courtenay – Alberni) wrote to the Liberals urging them to reverse their decision to exclude fisheries officers from pension reforms.

NANAIMO – Starting Wednesday, nearly 2 million seniors across Canada will benefit from dental care. Seniors in Nanaimo-Ladysmith now won’t have to avoid going to the dentist because it is too expensive.