private members bill

An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.  Laurel Collins says legislators from across party lines have supported her private member’s bill, which seeks to criminalize […]

The provincial NDP are calling on the province to support their plan for a safe Saskatchewan summer. NDP leader Ryan Meili says they are calling for the PST to be waived on restaurant meals and live entertainment, as well as dropping provincial park gate fees. During Question Period Thursday, Premier Scott Moe says there is […]

A private member’s bill from the NDP on suicide prevention has passed in the provincial Legislature. The bill was introduced by addictions and mental health critic Doyle Vermette, which is the third time he has introduced this legislation. The last time this legislation was defeated, it led to the “Walking with our Angels” protest that […]