We are disappointed and frustrated that this Liberal government is telling Canadian women they need to wait for basic equality.
Enough is enough. Pay equity is a human right and Canadian women should not be made to wait any longer to see their rights implemented.
It’s been twelve years since the Pay Equity Task Force submitted its report and the Standing Committee on the Status of Women recommended that the government implement proactive pay equity legislation.
Allowing the status quo to continue unnecessarily for another two years is to actively deny justice to women who have been waiting since 1977 when pay equity was first declared a human right.
Once again, New Democrats call on the Liberal government to act swiftly and introduce proactive pay equity legislation before the end of 2016.
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NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.