Andrew Cash 
on April 25, 2013
Andrew Cash, NDP Member of Parliament for Davenport, and Jonah Schein, NDP MPP for Davenport, hosted a telephone townhall on March 24, 2013 on the issues facing urban workers – self-employed, contract, and freelance workers. This is the recording of that conversation. Click the play button below to listen! Urban Worker Townhall Recording by Andrew [...]
on February 28, 2013
Mr. Andrew Cash (Davenport, NDP): Mr. Speaker, Toronto workers are having a very tough time right now. A new United Way report finds that almost half of GTA workers cannot access full-time, stable employment. People are cobbling a living together, working multiple part-time jobs— Some hon. members: Oh, oh! The Speaker: Order, please. The hon. [...]
on October 17, 2012
Mr. Andrew Cash (Davenport, NDP): Mr. Speaker, there was another hard blow for the Greater Toronto Area yesterday when 700 workers lost their jobs at Loblaws in Brampton. Now that is Conservative corporate tax giveaways working. That means 700 families having to make ends meet with less, with less EI, in a very expensive city. [...]
on June 26, 2012
CASH SLAMS SERVICE CANADA’S MOVE OUT OF DUFFERIN MALL No advanced warning or consultation with community after 20 years of service TORONTO New Democrat MP (Davenport) Andrew Cash has condemned a recent decision to close the Service Canada centre located in Dufferin Mall in the west-end of Toronto. This location is centrally located for thousands [...]
on May 15, 2012
The Conservative Budget Implementation Act 2012 is a trojan horse bill sneaking in hundreds of pages of harmful new measures that: gut environmental protection threaten fisheries and other resources cut public pensions and job standards reduce democratic accountability undermine public health care The Conservatives rejected our NDP proposal to split this massive 425-page bill to [...]
on February 10, 2012
Mr. Andrew Cash (Davenport, NDP): Mr. Speaker, Toronto has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and housing prices are skyrocketing. More and more families are finding it harder to buy or rent a home in Toronto. The Conservatives are out of touch with Toronto but New Democrats know that we need a [...]
on February 5, 2012
Last Thursday, NDP MP Andrew Cash’s Toronto office was packed to the brim with local residents who work contract, freelance, low wage or part time jobs with little to no benefits, pensions or job security. These “Ubran Workers” came to speak out about their experiences and to demand fairness from the federal government. The meeting [...]
on January 19, 2012
Are you an “Urban Worker”? I want to hear from you! So many of us in Davenport are urban workers – working contract, low wage or part time jobs with no benefits, pension or job security. Come for food and drinks and let�s talk about how we can make things better for …us! I will [...]