November 1
NDP Proposal for Excessive Profits Tax Could Generate Billions of Dollars, Parliamentary Report Says
NDP Environment Critic Laurel Collins and Natural Resources Critic Charlie Angus issued the following statement following the release of a new report showing that a tax on the excessive profits of large oil and gas companies would generate more than $4 billion:
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November 1
NDP Reacts to Liberals' Announcement on Home Heating Oil
NDP Environment Critic Laurel Collins and NDP Natural Resources (Jobs and Just Transition) Critic Charlie Angus issued the following statement on the suspension of the carbon tax on home heating:
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October 5
Stop RBC's Acquisition of HSBC
Earlier today, my colleagues and I sent a letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland asking her to stop RBC's acquistion of HSBC.
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October 4
NDP Calls for CEBA Loan Extension
With another interest rate increase, NDP calls for an extension on CEBA loans to help small businesses
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May 15
Samaneh Asghari – Children's rights activist and industrial engineering student
Who is Samaneh?
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May 15
Your Local NDP MPs, Fighting For You
Get to know MP Laurel Collins (Victoria) and MP Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke)
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February 7
The opioid crisis is killing our loved ones, the Liberals can't ignore it any longer, say Island MPs
VICTORIA – The opioid crisis has ripped through families on Vancouver Island and across the country. Since 2016 nearly 6,000 illicit drug overdose deaths have been reported in BC. That’s why local NDP MPs Laurel Collins (Victoria), Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) and Randall Garrison (Esquimalt – Saanich – Sooke) are backing the party's first initiative in the new parliamentary session – a private member's bill that would help thousands...
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February 7
The cost of housing in Victoria has increased almost 100 per cent under the Liberal government
VICTORIA – Yesterday, in the House of Commons, Collins spoke about the housing crisis in Victoria and the devastating effects it’s having on people living there (video). The average price of a home in Victoria when Trudeau was first elected in 2015 was $461,300. Six years later, the average price has risen to $902,700 – an astonishing 96 per cent increase. Buying a home or even finding an affordable place to rent is getting further out of reach for people in...
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February 2
Address the crisis in primary care and strengthen health care now, say local NDP MPs
VICTORIA – Local NDP MPs Laurel Collins (Victoria), Randall Garrison (Esquimalt -Saanich-Sooke) and Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) are calling on the government to take urgent action to address the crisis in primary care and reiterating their calls to strengthen the health care system to help keep locals healthy and safe. Southern Vancouver Island residents have long faced challenges accessing family doctors, and are now facing critical shortages in access to doctors at...
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