1. News & Updates
  2. Statement by NDP Deputy Leader David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre) on the Unfair Elections Act

Statement by NDP Deputy Leader David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre) on the Unfair Elections Act

This bill could prevent hundreds of thousands of Canadians from exercising their right to vote. It would substantially curtail the Chief Electoral Officer’s powers and prevent him from educating and engaging young people about the importance of voting. Conservative refusal to allow citizens outside of Ottawa to have their voices heard is a slap in the face to Canadians and the democratic process.

In three decades of public service I have never seen a government as intransigent and anti-democratic as Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. For three weeks the NDP has been fighting hard to force the government to hold Canada-wide public meetings on electoral reform. We devoted an Opposition Day to it. We launched a petition and started an outreach campaign to inform the public.

Conservatives want to ram through a bill that will give them an advantage and are doing everything they can to keep Canadians in the dark. That’s why the NDP is doing everything it can to bring public and media attention to this important issue and will soon launch public consultations across Canada.

We believe citizens have the right to voice their concerns and it’s our responsibility as elected officials to make sure they are heard."

Latest posts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Liberals must come clean about vetting process

 

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.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Ragging the puck won't solve systemic problems at Hockey Canada

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.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - NDP asks for ministers to come to the Heritage Committee

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.

More

Share this post

Are you ready to take action?

Attend an Event
Constituent Resources

Sign up for updates

New Westminster

Email:
Phone: (604) 775-5707
Address:
888 Carnarvon St Unit 110
New Westminster, BC, V3M 0C6

Ottawa

Email:
Phone: (613) 992-4214
Address:
Suite 203, Wellington Building
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
(postage-free)