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.

NANAIMO - On Friday, MP Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) was named as the NDP’s critic for Democratic Reform. She will also remain the NDP’s Fisheries and Oceans critic.

NANAIMO – On Monday evening, the NDP’s motion for peace and justice in Palestine and Israel was voted on and passed in Parliament. NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo – Ladysmith) says this is a momentous day for Canadians and peace.

NANAIMO – Last week, NDP MP Lisa Marie Barron demanded that the government provide much needed funding to address Nanaimo-Ladysmith’s housing crisis. Barron’s call comes as the Liberals have cut Nanaimo’s “Reaching Home” funding by 60 per cent.