The NDP is set to receive $670,000 in parliamentary funding, even though the party lost its official status last year.
The Board of Internal Economy, the governing body of the House of Commons made up of members of each major party, decided unanimously to grant the parliamentary funds to the NDP.
The funding was granted through a rule change in a document that outlines pay for MPs and funding for the year, reducing the benchmark for a party to receive House officer funding from 12 seats to six, which is the current number of MPs in the NDP caucus. The change was first reported by Politico Canada….