I’ve seen what it’s like when people are left out. And I know the power of bringing people together.

Before Politics

Before Politics

Heather McPherson learned her leadership style early in life when her family would take the doors off their hinges to build a bigger table, so everyone had a place. She’s carried that lesson throughout her life: leadership is about making room, not shutting people out.

Before politics, Heather spent nearly 20 years in the non-profit sector, working for human rights, sustainable development, and global justice. With a Master’s degree in education focused on Indigenous knowledge and sustainability, she has always been grounded in service and fairness.

Parliament

Parliament

In Parliament, Heather has taken on the toughest files – from foreign affairs, human rights, and international trade to health care, seniors, and culture. She has forced government action on building a more peaceful and just world, and advanced legislation to protect pensions, defend public health care, strengthen environmental reviews, and support people living with ADHD.

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Videos

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Canadians are already worried about keeping their jobs, putting food on the table and paying rent.

Carneys budget will only make this worse. We need changes based in fairness and taking care of each other.

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This budget hurts people.

40,000 jobs cut. Services cut. Indigenous services gutted. Nothing for the environment. But American big-tech billionaires? They get tax breaks.

We can still fix this. Mark Carney can still amend this budget and choose fairness.

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Mark Carney may want an election. Instead, he should listen to New Democrats and build a budget for all Canadians.

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Cuts don’t equal leadership.

Canadians are already stretched thin. Mark Carney needs to earn support to pass his budget.

To get mine, he needs to invest in making life easier, not cut to make it harder.

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There are a lot of questions about what we can and can’t support.

Here’s an answer to one question I’ve been getting a lot.

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Canadians are already tightening their belts - now Mark Carney is asking that you make more sacrifices.

Tomorrow’s Budget is our chance to strengthen Canada, to put people first, to invest in Canadian jobs and our planet.

I’m urging Carney to listen. To listen to New Democrats. To listen to Canadians - and to listen to workers. Take this plan.

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With the Liberals’ Budget full of expected cuts for Canadians, on the way, one thing is clear: we need a real progressive alternative. One that puts working people first and defends your rights. That’s why I’m in this race.

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We can build big things, to build Canada.

We need to do it with Canadian workers and Canadian materials.

And we need to do it all without selling out our values.

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We need to win back the ridings we’ve lost.

The packed room in Ottawa Centre this week was a reminder of the incredible team that built that riding up — and the legacy Ed Broadbent and Paul Dewar left behind.

When we work together, and rebuild from the grassroots up, we can win it back again.

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Health care is under attack — in Alberta and across Canada.

Ottawa can step in. It should.

While Liberals and Conservatives look away, New Democrats will always stand up for care that’s public, universal, and for everyone.

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As the only leadership candidate with a seat, CBC @pnpcbc asked me this week where I stand on the budget.

Mark Carney knows where I stand.

If he wants to pass his budget with NDP support, and avoid an election, he can’t keep the cuts he’s threatening to jobs and the services Canadians rely on.

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Don’t let Danielle Smith tell you she’s doing this for the kids.

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