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Tue, Sep 15: NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair was in Lethbridge Tuesday promising an NDP government would establish a 100-million dollar mental health innovation fund for children and youth. Global’s Kimberly Tams reports.

Just days after being rejected as the New Democratic Party’s leader, Thomas Mulcair received a warm ovation from member of the House of Commons, that was immediately followed up by jeers as he criticized the previous “ethically challenged” Conservative government.

Thomas Mulcair took several swings at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, pressuring the government to order an investigation into an amnesty deal the Canada Revenue Agency struck with KPMG over several multimillionaires who stashed money offshore int he Isle of Man.

Tom Mulcair said on Wednesday that he “couldn’t be prouder” of being the leader of the NDP and he will do “everything he can” to help the chosen successor.

Sun, Apr 10: Members of the NDP have voted 52 per cent in favor of a federal leadership review, meaning Tom Mulcair doesn’t have the support to remain at the helm of the party. Mike Le Couteur reports.

NDP leader Tom Mulcair extended the condolences of not just his party, but his own family to the friends and family of Jim Hillyer, the Conservative MP who passed away in his office Wednesday morning in Ottawa at the age of 41.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair asked Prime Minister Trudeau Tuesday in the House of Commons if Canada’s new training and support role in the anti-ISIS mission will put Canadian troops in greater danger.

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if he intended to reverse a Conservative government decision and reinstate the Canadian Wheat Board.

Thomas Mulcair was in Saskatoon Tuesday for a pre-budget consultation tour. As Leena Latafat reports, the NDP leader is looking for feedback ahead of the Liberals tabling their first budget.

NDP leader Tom Mulcair accused Justin Trudeau of abandoning his principles when it comes to protecting Canadian manufacturing jobs since becoming PM.

NDP leader Tom Mulcair addressed Justin Trudeau’s first 100 days as prime minster, and called on the government to reverse damages to employment insurance caused by Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, and invest in First Nations communities.

On Wednesday, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair spoke to the media about Bombardier eliminating 7,000 positions and asked where “the Liberal plan [was] to help aerospace?” Mulcair also said there has been a “deafening silence” by the Liberals when it comes to taking care of the industrial and aerospace sectors in Canada.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair introduced himself to Prime Minister PJ Lakhanpal – who is taking on Justin Trudeau’s role for a week – and said it was an honour to meet the 19-year-old. Mulcair also said Lakhanpal has a lot of “inner strength.”

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has found that The federal government discriminated against children on reserves in its funding of child welfare services, an issue over which NDP leader Tom Mulcair questioned the federal government Tuesday in the House of Commons.

NDP leader Tom Mulcair called on the federal government to do more to address provincial disadter relief going forward, such as moving to bring back the funding for the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program.

Despite a Liberal announcement to provide marijuana legislation by Spring 2017, NDP leader Tom Mulcair was critical of Justin Trudeau’s lack of urgency to legalize pot.

NDP leader Tom Mulcair said Wednesday that he would be voting in favour of Bill C-14, a law that would legalize physician-assisted dying, but said there are shortcomings in what was proposed.

Thu, Feb 19: Minister of Employment and Social Development, Pierre Poilievre, agreed with the NDP’s Tomas Mulcair Thursday that something must be done to alleviate the backlog of pension appeals.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told NDP Leader Tom Mulcair that until the law is changed to reflect the legalization of marijuana, the government will continue to keep cannabis out of the hands of young Canadians, as well as remove it as a source of revenue for criminal organizations and gangs.

Both Rona Ambrose and Tom Mulcair attacked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons Wednesday over allegations Trudeau’s government has violated it’s own guidelines around fundraising.