Currently, Manitoba has 7,011 active cases of COVID-19, a 13% five-day test positivity rate, and 172 deaths. There are critical outbreaks in long term care facilities, correctional facilities and shelters.
“Prior to the pandemic, BIPOC communities, Seniors, and Disabled persons have disproportionately been denied the very human rights enshrined in the Canadian Charter," said Gazan. “Years of government failure is now resulting in the loss of life. It is time to stop all partisan games and do whatever is necessary to support people and save lives.”
Gazan criticizes successive Liberal and Conservative federal governments who have allowed the wealthiest individuals and corporations to pay less than their fair share of taxes. Taxing the ultra-wealthy and making substantial investments in expanding healthcare, housing, and a guaranteed income would allow individuals to successfully follow public health guidelines during the pandemic and beyond.
“Especially during this time of crisis where lives are being lost, it is critical for this government to take the opportunity to divest from corporate welfare and invest directly in people. The residents of Winnipeg Centre deserve nothing less.”
MANITOBA—On Monday, MPs Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) and Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski) demanded that the federal government take action to end child poverty, citing rising rates in the recently released Manitoba Child and Family Poverty Report Card. Gazan and Ashton are calling on the government to implement a national school lunch program and a framework for a guaranteed, livable basic income (GLBI).
WINNIPEG – Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan, the NDP’s critic for Women and Gender Equality, is reiterating Jagmeet Singh’s call on the Trudeau Liberals to cover contraception costs as part of the party’s push for a universal pharmacare framework.
“Contraceptives are an essential part of reproductive health for women and gender diverse people,” said Gazan.