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November 6
NDP statement marking Veterans Week
November 5
NDP Veterans Affairs critic tables bill to help veterans in getting service dogs
OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the first day of Veterans Week, NDP Veterans Affairs critic Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) tabled a private members bill that would make sure all veterans who need a service animal can get one. Veterans face many barriers to getting a service dog, including high costs and uncertainty regarding their training—Blaney’s bill would lift those barriers and make national standards mandatory.
“After serving our country, many brave...
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October 31
Rachel Blaney Demands Response on Long-Term Care Bed Costs for Veterans
October 17
Rachel Blaney Appointed NDP Critic for Public Services and Procurement
September 19
MP Blaney calls on Liberal minister to stop benefit clawbacks to seniors in a new letter
OTTAWA — NDP Seniors critic Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River) sent a letter to Minister for Seniors Steven MacKinnon urging the Liberal government to stop clawing back the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from vulnerable seniors. Blaney’s letter comes days after she rose in parliament urging the Liberals to stop the clawback—the Liberals would not respond.
“Vulnerable seniors deserve better than what they’re getting with the...
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September 17
MP Blaney calls out Liberals and Conservatives for cutting seniors’ benefits
OTTAWA – On Monday, NDP MP Rachel Blaney (North Island – Powell River) called out the Liberals for clawing back the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) for vulnerable seniors. After raising the Canada Pension Plan last year, the Liberals have clawed back GIS, costing seniors hundreds of dollars a year that they could be used to help cover their bills, groceries and medications.
Blaney says that this is reminiscent of the Conservatives, who, when they had power, cut pensions,...
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August 28
After attending the Legion Conference in Saint John, NDP calls on Liberals to stop disappointing Veterans
August 21
NDP MP Rachel Blaney Signs Heat Pump Campaign to Fight Climate Change
July 29
Blaney Joins Loaves and Fishes on Vital Food Bank Run
POWELL RIVER - On July 26, Rachel Blaney (NDP MP North Island–Powell River) embarked on a journey with Loaves and Fishes driver Neil MacDougall, delivering essential food supplies to the Kyuquot, Gold River, and Tahsis food banks. Starting their day at 8:30 AM in Campbell River, the pair travelled in a large refrigerated truck, first making a critical stop at the Gold River dock to drop off provisions for Kyuquot. They then continued their mission by visiting the Gold River food bank and...
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