Live: A very long night for a very long bill
Welcome to live coverage of tonight’s C-38 votes. It was expected that voting would begin around 5:30pm, but some procedural fussing about by the Liberals seems to have delayed those votes by a few...
View ArticleThe Commons: Explaining is losing
The Scene. Of the Petronas decision, Thomas Mulcair stood and suggested Christian Paradis had behaved like a “thief in the night.” This was most certainly unfair. For one thing, most thieves, even in...
View ArticleNever mind the budget, here’s a happy family with a tax credit
Perhaps if the New Democrats and Liberals had been willing to hear testimony from one of the government’s television ads, there would have been agreement among the members of the Finance committee...
View ArticleGuy Caron enters NDP leadership race
NDP MP Guy Caron stands with his son Dominic, 8, daughter Edith, 5, and wife Valerie Stansfield as he announces that he will run for the leadership of the New Democratic Party, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017...
View ArticleNDP candidates take aim at Liberal marijuana legalization promise
NDP leadership candidates, from left, Guy Caron, Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton and Peter Julian participate in a debate in Montreal, Sunday, March 26, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes MONTREAL – The...
View ArticleNDP leadership candidates prepare for final push
From now until the finish line, four candidates — Quebec MP Guy Caron, Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, Ontario MP Charlie Angus and Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh — will be focused on the final push to sign...
View ArticleNDP candidates faced off during French-language debate
MONTREAL — Federal NDP leadership hopefuls showcased their language skills on Sunday as they squared off in French-language debate in Montreal. Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, Quebec MP Guy Caron and Ontario...
View ArticleThe NDP looks for a winner, mostly avoids divisive debate
Guy Caron, from left to right, Charlie Angus, Jagmeet Singh and Niki Ashton, via satellite from Ottawa, participate in the final federal NDP leadership debate in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday September 1,...
View ArticleJagmeet Singh wins leadership of the federal NDP
Jagmeet Singh is the next leader of the New Democratic Party. The Ontario MPP took 53.6 per cent of the vote on the first ballot of the federal contest. His campaign claimed to have signed up 47,000...
View ArticleThe NDP knows what it stands for. Now begins the work of policymaking.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh delivers his speech during the party’s convention in Ottawa on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. (Photo: Justin Tang/CP) Boldness, in word at least, was not in short supply as Jagmeet...
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