Don Davies

10/23/2026

You can't watch a hockey game in Canada these days without being bombarded by sports betting ads, it's out of control.

A new analysis found that viewers were exposed to 3,000 gambling messages during just seven televised hockey games featuring Canadian teams, more than 400 messages per game.

Since Canada legalized single-event sports betting in 2021, gambling advertising has exploded. Celebrity endorsements, famous athletes and relentless promotions are normalizing gambling, including for young people who are especially vulnerable to these pressures.

As the NDP critic on health and mental health, I believe that ambling addiction is a serious public health issue. It can devastate families, undermine mental health and push people into financial hardship. We shouldn't be encouraging harmful behaviour every time Canadians turn on a hockey game.

That's why New Democrats support moving forward with federal legislation to establish a national framework for restricting sports betting advertising, including limits on celebrity and athlete endorsements, stronger protections for minors, and better prevention and treatment of gambling addiction.

We'll support the bill at Second Reading so it can be studied and strengthened at committee, with input from provinces, health experts, Indigenous communities and people affected by gambling harms.

Sports betting may be legal, but that doesn't mean gambling companies should have a free pass to advertise wherever, whenever and however they want.

It's time to put public health, especially the well-being of our kids, ahead of gambling industry profits. Please share this post with friends who share this concern and let me know your views.

10/22/2026

Bill C-39 puts foreign investors’ profits ahead of workers’ rights, environmental protections and Indigenous rights. Canada’s top scientists warn it will cause irreversible harm. So why are the Liberals limiting scrutiny instead of giving this bill the thorough review it demands?

10/21/2026

Listening to the Palestinian Ambassador to Canada.
Her description of the reality in Gaza and the West Bank is sobering.
Widespread, continual death and destruction.
State and settler terrorism.
Deliberate targeting of women and children - largest number of child amputees in the world.
Mass displacement and confiscation.
Indiscriminate incarceration.
Impoverishment, withholding food, fear, terror.
Roadblocks, checkpoints, daily harassment.
Apartheid.
Ethnic cleansing.
Genocide.
International law is clear. Canada must act accordingly.
It’s time to help bring stability, peace, justice and equality to Palestinians.

10/21/2026

With Bill C-39, Prime Minister Carney is granting the wishes of foreign corporations at the expense of Canadian workers, Indigenous nations, democratic accountability, and our environment. The bill is so fundamentally flawed that it cannot be fixed through amendments. New Democrats are demanding that the Liberals listen to concerned citizens and withdraw this shameful omnibus bill.

10/21/2026

Today I introduced legislation to designate October as Hungarian Heritage Month. As we mark 70 years since the 1956 Revolution, this bill celebrates Hungarian Canadians from every generation and their many contributions to Canada’s social, economic, academic and cultural life.

10/21/2026

10/20/2026

Conservatives and Liberals are working together to ram Bill C-39 through Parliament. They don’t want to hear from Canadians, and they are afraid to have their legislation scrutinized. New Democrats are standing up for Canadians whose voices are being ignored. The NDP will continue to defend workers, Indigenous peoples, and the environment.

10/20/2026

The Liberal government is rushing Bill C-39 through Parliament without proper scrutiny. On their special committee, they’ve limited testimonies from dissenting voices to just eight hours. It’s clear that this government doesn’t care what Canadians have to say.

This 246-page bill makes sweeping changes to labour rights, Indigenous sovereignty, and environmental protections. We need to take the time and care to do this properly.

The committee stage is vital. It is the only opportunity that stakeholders have to come in and have their say. Limiting that is bad for democracy, it’s an insult to Canadians, and it’s part of a disturbing trend of this Liberal government.

10/15/2026

Don’t forget to buy your tickets to our fundraiser and come see NDP Leader Avi Lewis! With your tax credit, the cost of the ticket is only $50. After Avi, we’ll listen to some incredible live music and dance the night away!

Tickets: https://www.dondavies.org/dance-party

Twenty years in Vancouver Kingsway, and we are marking it the only way that makes sense: with a disco ball!

Pull out the flares, the platforms and the biggest collar you own for a night of 1970s music, dancing and community. Live performance from Krystle Dos Santos, with special guest Avi Lewis.

Doors open at 6:30 PM and the program starts at 7:30 PM.

Buy your tickets here: https://www.dondavies.org/dance-party