Don Davies

The Liberals' AI strategy proposes massive expansion of AI with no concern for the consequences it will have on workers, youth, privacy, and our water and energy supply. The NDP is calling for a humans-first AI strategy that protects Canadian jobs, data and natural resources.

The Liberals claim they’ve made a “generational investment” in housing, but the PBO says federal housing spending will DROP 56%. They promised 500,000 homes a year—yet the PBO found there’s no plan to reach that target, and their flagship Build Canada Homes will deliver just 26,000 units by 2030.

Mark Carney is the first PM to ever cobble together a majority government through floor crossing. Power was gained with backroom deals, not the ballot box. Today I introduced Bill C-278 to require MPs earn voter consent before switching parties. If your reasons are valid, defend them to voters.

Today I introduced legislation to ban floor crossing without voter consent. When MPs switch parties after an election, they override the will of the people and erode trust. My bill restores accountability: if you want to change parties, face your constituents and let them decide.

The Carney Liberals are selling off Canada’s ports and airports. After Heathrow was privatized, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and China gained major stakes in the airport. Canadians deserve a full national security review before foreign state-owned entities are given control of our strategic infrastructure.

The Liberals will spend 5% of Canada's GDP on defence. That's a greater share than the US spends to maintain over 800 military bases and engage in foreign wars. The PBO estimates this target will cost Canadian taxpayers $159 billion a year. How do the Liberals plan to pay for it?

The Liberals wants to sell off Canada's ports and airports — strategic assets that will end up in the hands of foreign buyers. When the UK privatized Heathrow, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and China took major stakes. Will PM Carney protect our sovereignty — or sell it to the highest bidder?

Legal experts just confirmed Danielle Smith's private health care law breaks the Canada Health Act. Wealthy patients pay to skip the line. Everyone else waits longer. Protecting public healthcare is the federal government's job. So why is PM Carney letting Conservatives dismantle it?

The NDP believes every Canadian deserves the medicine they need, regardless of the size of their bank account. Mark Carney said he would protect and expand pharmacare, but now he has abandoned that promise. Betraying that pledge is politically immoral and a democratic offence.

The Liberal government’s so-called “sovereign wealth fund” is nothing like the Norwegian example they’ve cited. Norway invests revenue from its public oil company into its fund for the public’s benefit.

Most Canadians agree that we should ban surveillance pricing, and the rest want it strictly regulated. Yet the Liberal government doesn’t even acknowledge the problem. In fact, they’ve doubled down on AI, letting corporations use your personal data to charge you more.

Today I pressed the Liberal Health Minister on their promise to protect Pharmacare agreements. Their response? After committing to make deals with provinces, they’ve signed none—and now they’re planning to let pharmacare die. Canadians deserve a gov’t that keeps their word and protects healthcare.

Oil companies will rake in an extra $90B this year from Trump's illegal war on Iran. The Liberal response? A tax cut they'll pocket by raising prices. Instead of handing money to big oil, the NDP is calling for a gas price cap, a windfall profits tax & real relief for Canadians.

New Democrats believe in supporting big nation-building projects, like an East-West clean electricity grid, which would create hundreds of thousands of jobs, reduce pollution, promote energy security and lower energy bills.

Canada Post announced they will be ending door-to-door mail delivery for 136,000 addresses, making life more difficult for seniors and people with disabilities. Liberals promised they would protect home mail delivery, but now they’re doing the exact opposite.

Today I proposed banning "surveillance pricing" — a creepy practice where corporations weaponize your personal data to rip you off. Deeply disappointed the motion was rejected. Canadians are already being crushed by sky-high costs. They deserve relief, not corporate exploitation.

First bread price-fixing. Now fraudulent weight labels on meat. Grocery giants are ripping people off — and the Liberals are cutting the food inspectors who protect us. PM Carney wants to be judged on grocery prices. Will he act to stop the food monopoly from cheating Canadians?

This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the NDP and for our country. I was proud to introduce the House to the new leader of Canada’s NDP, Avi Lewis. Under his leadership, New Democrats are united and ready to fight for the progressive change that Canadians deserve.

Trump's war on Iran is sending shockwaves through the global economy. Canadians are now seeing dramatic price hikes at the gas pump. Experts warn the fallout will deepen the longer this continues. PM Carney is an economist. These consequences were foreseeable. He supported the war anyway.

Trump's illegal attack on Iran is not only causing death and destruction, it's spreading global economic chaos. Canadians are already seeing sky-high gas prices and economists warn of years of turmoil. What does PM Carney say to Canadians paying the price for a war he supported?

In Davos, Mark Carney pledged to apply the same standards to allies and rivals. Canada rightly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as illegal. But Carney is backing the equally illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. I pressed the Liberals on this reversal, note their muddled response:

I spoke to CBC about the war on Iran and the Prime Minister’s support for it. Canada needs to take a principled, lawful and consistent approach to foreign policy issues.

In Davos, PM Carney told the world that Canada will be principled in our commitment to upholding international law. He now admits the war on Iran is illegal — and he's backing it anyway. That's not principled leadership. It's a betrayal of everything he promised.

Last Parliament, I worked to pass strong anti-greenwashing rules to stop corporations from making false environmental claims. Last week, the Liberals and Conservatives joined forces to gut them. Rather than defending the public, they’re facilitating corporate deception.

While working-class Canadians are being told to make sacrifices by PM Carney, his Liberal government is repealing the luxury tax on private jets and yachts. The contrast could not be more glaring: austerity for working people, tax breaks for those at the very top.

Last week I tried to remove sections of the Liberal budget bill that retroactively deny compensation owed to Canadian Veterans. But the Liberals and Conservatives teamed up to keep the provisions in place. This shameful decision breaks Canada’s covenant with those who served.

The Liberals’ budget bill hides a major threat to Canada’s democratic checks and balances. It gives ministers sweeping power to override Parliament by waiving laws for select individuals and corporations. Such extraordinary measures shouldn't be buried in a 600‑page omnibus bill.

Canadians voted for an elbows-up approach to deal with the US. But since the election, the Liberals have repeatedly caved in to Trump’s demands. Canadians deserve a government that keeps their promises.

The Liberals’ decision to repeal the Underused Housing Tax makes no sense. This measure was meant to curb foreign speculation in Canada's housing market and raise nearly $700M for public priorities. Scrapping it means giving up an important tool for addressing the housing crisis.

I urged all members to reject the removal of the Digital Services Tax. Letting US big tech off the hook means walking away from $7.2B that could fund public services and infrastructure. We should not be abandoning Canadian policy simply because of pressure from Donald Trump.

Canada says it stands against superpower intimidation. The U.S. blockade on Cuba has caused decades of hardship and cutting off fuel risks a dire humanitarian crisis. Will the Prime Minister keep his word and support an independent, humane foreign policy?

As we mark Holocaust Remembrance Day and the National Day of Action Against Islamophobia, we’re reminded of the urgent need to confront and defeat hatred in all its forms. New Democrats will always stand with those fighting for the equality, dignity, and safety of all Canadians.

Today I requested an emergency debate on the Trump administration's actions and threats that have grave implications for Canada's sovereignty and security. I'm deeply disappointed the Speaker refused to grant this critical exchange. Read my full request here: www.dondavies.ca/emergency_de...

Just returned from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, where we saw firsthand the reality facing Canadians in the North. Severe overcrowding, decades long housing waitlists, and shocking food prices. When will the government take real action for northern and rural communities across Canada?

The former Liberal Environment Minister says Carney's MOU abandons Canada’s climate goals and risks BC’s coast. Yet Liberals are telling three different stories: one in Ottawa, one in BC, and one in Alberta. Canadians deserve to know: is consent required for this pipeline or not?

The Liberals are telling Canadians to sacrifice during a jobs crisis. They have no money to sign pharmacare agreements or meet their housing promises, but they found half a billion dollars to reward companies that just eliminated 4,000 Canadian jobs.

Liberal MPs once claimed to support the tanker ban in Northern BC. Now they’re reversing 50 years of coastal protection and risking billions of dollars of economic activity—without consulting BC or First Nations. Why are BC Liberals betraying voters and risking our future?

Millions of Canadians are struggling. Yet the Liberals are demanding sacrifices from workers, while handing out billions to the wealthiest individuals and biggest corporations. New Democrats have a better plan: positive, constructive policies to build a stronger, fairer Canada.

Budgets reveal values. Mark Carney's budget demands sacrifices from working families—by slashing services and cutting frontline jobs—while giving the ultra-wealthy a tax break on luxury yachts and private jets. What value(s) does that represent?

Last year Parliament passed legislation to cover diabetes and contraceptive medications through our public healthcare system. Budget 2025 promised to protect pharmacare—but didn't allocate any money to it. The Liberals must keep their word and fund pharmacare for all Canadians.

The NDP could not support the Liberal budget. It fails to meet the moment or tackle urgent challenges like housing, healthcare, affordability and the jobs crisis. And so, we’ve put our country first: voting against the budget, but helping prevent an election Canadians don’t want.

I'd like a budget that satisfies Canadians, not one that satisfies Donald Trump.

Canadians are struggling to make ends meet — yet this budget offers no real relief. Families can’t wait for promises. They need help now. #cdnpoli #Budget2025

Don and the NDP once again secure funding for a Filipino Community and Cultural Centre in Vancouver.

Universal healthcare is nation-building. Budget 2025 should invest in head-to-toe care—because every Canadian deserves it, not just those who can afford it. #cdnpoli #Budget2025

Canadians are facing a severe affordability crisis. Families are struggling to cover basic expenses, relying on high-interest credit just to get by, while food bank use has surged. In a country as wealthy as ours, no one should be forced into debt just to put food on the table.

Canadians are struggling with the sky-high cost of daily essentials—and the situation is getting worse. The latest inflation data shows grocery prices up 4%, rent up 4.8% nationally and 9.6% in Quebec. The upcoming federal budget must deliver real solutions to Canada's cost-of-living crisis.

Today I called for an emergency debate on Stellantis' plan to send 3000 Canadian jobs to the US. This betrayal—after billions in public support—will devastate families and communities. Our economy is under attack from the Trump administration. We must act immediately to protect Canadian workers.

Public healthcare is both a moral and economic imperative. A healthy economy needs healthy workers. It's time to strengthen and expand our public healthcare system, not maintain the status quo. Instead of austerity and cuts, the upcoming federal budget must invest in Canadians.

With rents soaring and home ownership increasingly out of reach, the federal government must address the housing crisis in the upcoming budget. That means dramatically scaling up the construction of non-market homes of all types, including co-op, student, senior and supportive housing.

Working families are struggling and youth unemployment is soaring. Yet the Liberals are planning an austerity budget. New Democrats believe this is the wrong approach. It’s time to invest in Canadians, create good jobs, build affordable homes, and strengthen public healthcare.

Yesterday I met with the Elbows Up for Climate Coalition—a group of mayors warning about the rising costs of climate inaction. From wildfires to food prices, communities are struggling. It’s time to invest in resilience and put young Canadians to work building a sustainable future.

Canada's latest job numbers are out and it's more bad news. Unemployment remains at a 10-year high and young Canadians are now facing the worst job market since 2010. The Liberal government must act immediately to address this growing jobs crisis—especially for young Canadians.

Mark Carney's growing list of concessions to Donald Trump isn’t working. Now he’s offering up the Keystone pipeline—an uneconomic, environmentally damaging project—and getting nothing in return. This directly contradicts his pledge to reduce US integration. Where’s the strong stance he promised?

New Democrats have outlined clear priorities ahead of the Nov. 4 budget. Canada needs substantial investment to create good jobs, build affordable housing, and strengthen public healthcare. Now is not the time for austerity—the NDP won’t support a budget that takes that approach.

Economic anxiety is rising across Canada. Working families are facing deep uncertainty, excessive costs, and the highest unemployment rate in a decade. Yesterday I met with the PM and made it clear: now is not the time for an austerity budget. Canada needs investment, not cuts.