MIA: Federal NDP Constitution
The most recent copy of the document I've been able to locate dates back from the constitution as it was amended at the NDP Convention held in Winnipeg ten years ago. (176 words) More …
The most recent copy of the document I've been able to locate dates back from the constitution as it was amended at the NDP Convention held in Winnipeg ten years ago. (176 words) More …
Those who dispute Layton's claim hold up as evidence the 103 Liberal members elected by the 39th federal general election on January 23, 2006. 103 Liberals elected in 2006, 103 New Democrats elected in 2011. A tie? No. (368 words) More …
The NDP take the lead in Quebec (en francais): (865 words) More …
Let's indulge ourselves in a bit of denial first. (1235 words) More …
Are merger/coalition discussions happening? Or is this a resurfacing of the Martin-Chretien war? (258 words) More …
Having lived through the Progressive Conservative Party's morphing into the Conservative Party, I have a perspective on mergers that might be different than those of the average NDP or Liberal member. (722 words) More …
When it comes to politics I realize that often there is not much good to say, and I am certainly as guilty as the next person if not more so in this regard. Today I write to praise, not criticize, and I dare say that is definitely the exception rather than the rule around here. (380 words) More …
Citizens of all political stripes turned out into Vancouver's streets in anger and protest. Canadians from across the country voiced their opposition to what Emerson and Harper had done. We rightly felt as if our votes, indeed the votes of all Canadians, had been disrespected and devalued. (619 words) More …
This resignation brings an interesting dynamic to the Saanich-Gulf Islands race where the incumbent, Conservative MP and Natural Resources minister Gary Lunn, faces off against Liberal candidate Briony Penn, well known to the area as an environmental activist and former Green Party supporter. The NDP vacuum might allow a real race against Lunn, an outcome I would welcome, although it does seem likely that vote splitting between the Green and Liberal candidate is likely to ensure an anti-environment Lunn is re-elected. (833 words) More …
Kirk Tousaw, a candidate for the NDP, was forced by the circumstances of a less credible candidate, Dana Larsen, to withdraw from the election campaign yesterday. Both had important connections to the B.C. Marijuana Party. Tousaw, a lawyer and chair of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association's drug policy committee, resigned from the race after a video of the Vancouver-Quadra candidate smoking marijuana surfaced. (737 words) More …
Ritz's cracker crumbles: Our Agriculture Minister, the Conservative MP Gerry Ritz gets notoriety for insulting the families who have had loved ones get sick and die due to listeriosis contamination in our food system. Seventeen deaths have so far been attributed to the outbreak. (624 words) More …
The Conservative party believes in a different view of federalism where the central government is made to be as weak as possible, and their overall approach is only centrist and moderate in a superficial sense designed to last only for electoral purposes. Once a majority is in Harper's hand, we can look forward to decidedly radical change. (990 words) More …
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