NDP MP introduces a national framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income

OTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) introduced a private member’s bill to develop a national framework for a permanent Guaranteed Livable Basic Income (GLBI) in Canada. Gazan says, as the pandemic continues, it’s never been clearer that people in Canada need financial support and a stronger social safety net.

 

Canadian families have waited 30 years for Liberals to deliver childcare: NDP

NDP Critic for Families, Children and Social Development, Leah Gazan, made the following statement:

"New Democrats welcome a childcare deal in New Brunswick – it is long overdue. The Liberals have been promising Canadian families affordable childcare since 1993, and since then, families have spent thousands of dollars every year in childcare expenses. In some parts of the country, the cost of childcare is the same as having a second mortgage. Families deserve quality accessible, affordable, and culturally appropriate childcare in their community when they need it.

 

NDP MP Leah Gazan on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equity, Leah Gazan, issued the following statement:

Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

A third of women in Canada report experiencing sexual assault at least once. We know this is a low-estimate and that Disabled women, Indigenous women, Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, and women who are unhoused experience even greater rates of violence. The normalization of these human rights abuses is all too common in Canada, from the state police violence perpetrated against Indigenous Elders and Matriarchs protecting their territories to Disabled women being legislated into poverty. Gender-based violence is preventable, there simply must be the political will to do so.