While Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre cheered, NDP interim leader Don Davies condemned the move, pointing out it is a violation of the UN Charter. The Charter prohibits countries from using “the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity of political independence of any state.”
“The US attack on Venezuela is neither an act of self defence nor does it have UN Security Council authorization. It is therefore totally illegal,” Davies said in a statement.
Federal NDP Leader Don Davies has condemned the recent US military action in Venezuela as an illegal breach of international law, and has also condemned both the Liberal Government of Canada and the Conservative Party of Canada for failing to speak out strongly against it.
"NDP interim Leader Don Davies tells Power & Politics he's 'not surprised' in some way after MP Michael Ma crossed the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberal caucus. Davies says Carney's 'right-of-centre' policies may attract more Conservative MPs."
The Liberal government has stalled key legislation by failing to build the cross-party cooperation a minority Parliament requires, while Conservatives and the Bloc use their committee majorities to delay and block progress. As Don Davies noted, nothing moves without collaboration — and until the Liberals engage meaningfully and other parties stop playing games, Parliament will continue to struggle to deliver results for Canadians.
Caryn Ceolin is joined by interim federal NDP leader Don Davies to reflect on the past year and how 2026 could define the next era of his party’s politics.
“What was essentially a dead heat last time (a 0.5-point race) is now a nine-point NDP lead — good news for them, however you look at it.” Writes David Valentin of Liaison Strategies
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says his party needs to analyze the budget thoroughly to see if it helps affordability and unemployment, citing no digital services tax as a key NDP concern.
“It’s alarming and it’s unacceptable,” Davies said in an interview. “These entities are anticipated to be used to fund massive amounts of money — which is not what they historically have been used for — but we expect them to have a lot of money flowing through them and the framework agreements that govern how they work have traditionally been made public.”
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies introduced new legislation to end unpaid work for flight attendants, emphasizing that every worker in Canada deserves fair compensation for their time and expertise.
NDP interim Leader Don Davies fired back at MacKinnon’s comments, saying it's up to the government to gather support for its budget. "The question of whether there is an election is entirely up to Mr. Carney. As a leader of a government with a minority in Parliament, it's up to him to craft a budget that can win the support of at least one opposition party. That's his job," Davies said.