Toronto / 18 January 2012 – Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale–High Park and NDP leadership candidate, unveiled today her strategy for greening Canadian municipalities, investing in infrastructure, and creating green jobs.
“This plan is a bold step toward reducing our individual and collective carbon footprint, fighting climate change in meaningful ways, and protecting our environment,” said Nash.
Toronto / 13 January 2012 – Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale–High Park and NDP leadership candidate, released today her plan to make Canada a global leader in innovation.
Nash’s expertise on the economy is widely touted as one of her most distinguishing assets as a leadership contender.
Toronto / 11 January 2012 – Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale–High Park and NDP leadership candidate, released today her five point plan for achieving women’s equality in Canada.
The equality statement follows on the heels of a Pan-Canadian Feminist Potluck hosted by her campaign on January 8 during which Nash dialogued on women’s issues with over 400 participants in 11 locations across the country and hundreds via the internet and social media.
Toronto / 10 January 2012 – Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale–High Park and NDP leadership candidate, has come out swinging against the Harper government’s aggressive interference with the Enbridge pipeline’s environmental assessment.
Toronto / Jan. 7, 2012 – Peggy Nash, MP for Parkdale–High Park and NDP leadership candidate, will address and dialogue with supporters in ten communities across Canada during a “Pan-Canadian Feminist Potluck For Peggy” this Sunday, January 8.
“This event is an exciting opportunity to discuss issues that matter most to grassroots women and the potential of electoral politics to address them,” said Nash.
Alma / Jan 5 2012 – Peggy Nash, NDP MP (Parkdale—High Park) and party leadership candidate joined the picket line today with workers from the Rio Tinto Alcan plant in Alma who have been locked out since December 31, 2011.
“I stand in solidarity with the 780 Rio Tinto Alcan workers and call on their employer to return to the bargaining table immediately,” said Nash.
“Peggy Nash has a firm grasp of economic issues and an ability to see them from the perspective of working people. She is deeply committed to the NDP. She is the best leader for these troubled times.”