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Canada's NDP takes on big airlines for their treatment of persons with disabilities

OTTAWA – NDP transport critic Taylor Bachrach and NDP disability and inclusion critic Bonita Zarrillo are holding the Liberal government to account for Canadian airlines’ treatment of persons with disabilities in the wake of a flood of stories involving discriminatory and unacceptable treatment.
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November 17

MP Bachrach launches postcard campaign for Red Dress Alert

Postcards and buttons can be picked up in person at Bachrach’s constituency offices in Prince Rupert, Terrace and Smithers, or requested by emailing taylor.bachrach@parl.gc.ca.
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November 1

NDP demands that Prime Minister Trudeau call for a ceasefire in Israel-Palestine

All members of the NDP caucus sign a letter to the prime minister to call for a ceasefire in Israel-Palestine.
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October 31

NDP Nominates Taylor Bachrach as candidate in Skeena-Bulkley Valley

SMITHERS – On Saturday, New Democrats in Skeena-Bulkley Valley nominated MP Taylor Bachrach to run as their NDP candidate in the next federal election.
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October 30

Bachrach: Liberals hike heat pump rebate in Atlantic Canada, leave the rest of the country behind 

“Replacing fossil fuel heating with heat pumps is an essential part of Canada meeting its emission reduction targets.But if the government doesn’t make the process easier and more affordable for all Canadians, Canada will never be able to meet those goals.”
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October 20

MP Bachrach welcomes federal funding for Northern BC farmers

OTTAWA - MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) is celebrating the announcement of $219 million in federal funding for farmers and ranchers in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, following a summer marked by drought and wildfires.
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October 19

MP Bachrach presses feds to help Prince Rupert after latest water emergency

OTTAWA: In the wake of another serious water infrastructure emergency in Prince Rupert, MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) has pressed the government to clarify when the people of Prince Rupert can expect federal help.
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October 10

NDP sponsors petition to extend CEBA deadline with loan forgiveness to help small businesses

OTTAWA - NDP MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena - Bulkley Valley) is calling on the government to extend the Canada Emergency Benefit Account (CEBA) loan forgiveness until the end of 2024 to give small businesses who are struggling with high costs a needed break.
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October 5

MP Bachrach questions Minister on Northwest communities' infrastructure priorities 

OTTAWA: Yesterday, during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities, MP Taylor Bachrach (Skeena-Bulkley Valley) questioned Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser on the critical need for infrastructure investment in Northwest B.C.
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October 1

Jagmeet Singh and Taylor Bachrach call for real solutions to bring down food prices

As food prices keep outpacing inflation, Canada is seeing the highest levels of food bank use in Canadian history 
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