Campbell River — On Thursday, NDP MP Rachel Blaney announced that she will not be running in the next federal election. She will remain the Member of Parliament for North Island—Powell River until then, but will step down from her role as the NDP's party whip. “Representing our community is a true honour,” said Blaney. "There is nowhere else like it, and fighting for the people who live in North Island—Powell River has been and will continue to be...

 

 

  CAMPBELL RIVER – This week, Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh successfully passed a bill to lower food costs for Canadians, despite the out-of-touch Liberals’ best efforts to stop it from happening. The NDP’s bill comes as people in North Island – Powell River have seen the worst year in decades for increases to food prices – and are expected to see food costs go up by $700 for a family of four. “It seems like every day, the Liberals do...

 

 

Powell River, BC — Rachel Blaney (NDP MP for North Island – Powell River) has written to the Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor urging the Minister of Veterans Affairs to designate Canadians who served in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991 as Wartime Service Veterans. Blaney calls the repeated refusal of Veterans Affairs Canada to reclassify those who served in the Persian Gulf War shameful.

Powell River, BC — As the deadline for small businesses to pay back their Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loan looms on January 18th, Canada’s NDP MPs Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River) and Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) are reiterating their call on the Liberal government to extend the repayment and the loan forgiveness deadline to give small businesses—still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and cost-of-living crisis—time to get back on...