Telephone Townhall 2021

Manitoba NDP MPs call on Liberals to end child poverty 

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).

NDP statement on International Women’s Day 2024

NDP Critic for Women and Gender Equality, MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) made the following statement:

MP Leah Gazan Calls for Universal Contraception Coverage

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.