Kate Dupuis nominated to be the Ontario NDP Candidate in Beaches-East York

A federal by-election in Beaches-East York is now imminent

A federal by-election could come any minute here in Beaches-East York, following the resignation of Liberal MP, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, though Prime Minister Carney has yet to set a date.

As New Democrats in the riding, we are preparing for this by-election, to be the conduit for sending an NDP MP from Toronto to Ottawa.

We welcome your support for the coming campaign. Please donate and volunteer. When we come together we accomplish great things!

Carney's refusal to enforce the Canada Health Act in Alberta opens the door to a two-tier health care system in Canada

Liberal prime minister Mark Carney's "openness" to conservative Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's efforts to expand private two-tier health care in Alberta has not gone unnoticed by proponents of US-style, market-based, private health care in Canada who are praising it.

Although European countries with mixed private and public healthcare are sometimes cited as mocels, Canada's proximity to the United States and it largely for-profit healthcare system, as well as corporate interests in a similar conversion.

This federal Liberal stance is a particular danger here in Ontario where Doug Ford's Conservatives have been chipping away at our public health care system and showing an affinity for health care privatization and two-tiered health care.

The NDP checks the federal Liberal government for gutting pesticide rules

Following the passage of the federal Liberals' Bill C-30 on June 30, 2026, which included provisions that weaken Canada’s pesticide regulations, NDP MP Gord Johns, Critic for Health and Agriculture, issued the following statement: “Today, the Liberal government decided to let corporate lobbyists write the rules on pesticides rather than prioritizing the health and safety of Canadians. 

Instead of passing proposed amendments that could have blunted some of the worst impacts of the bill, the Liberal government chose to shut down debate and fast-track the passing of their omnibus bill.