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Brian Topp
Topp spin: Alberta premier's departing chief of staff gives his final report to media with an eye to history
David J. Climenhaga | Despite the shuffle of political staff, the Notley government strategy is thought unlikely to change significantly, although a cabinet shuffle is likely in the New Year.
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B.C. politics as seen from Alberta: Christy Clark's re-election strategy exposed
David J. Climenhaga | B.C. Premier Christy Clark's shot was aimed directly at the NDP… the B.C. NDP, that is, via their brethren out here on the other side of the Rockies.
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Relief, cautious optimism and disappointments: Lessons from the 2015 federal election
Seth Klein, Shannon Daub | The reversal of fortunes between the NDP and the Liberals deserves careful consideration, as it provides important lessons for progressives.
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The NDP's rightward drift is a strategy destined to fail
Michael Stewart | Thomas Mulcair became the frontrunner by igniting the imaginations of Canadians. Where did that go?
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Ken Georgetti
Tory-linked lobbying firm hires former CLC president, B.C. NDP minister
David J. Climenhaga | Some of Alberta's NDP-free lobbying firms are starting to take measures to try to fix that unexpectedly serious deficiency.
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Ed Stelmach
By ignoring Ed Stelmach, the oiligarchy and the ideological right overreached and lost plenty
David J. Climenhaga | If interim PC Leader Ric McIver is serious about rebuilding his party, he needs to start listening more carefully to what former premier Ed Stelmach has to say.
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After Dexter loss, can the NDP ever win in Canada?
Gerald Caplan | With the crushing defeat this week of Darrell Dexter's NDP government in Nova Scotia, Manitoba alone among Canada's 13 provinces and territories carries the NDP banner. Can anyone win?
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B.C. Election brings frustration to labour, indigenous and environmental activists
Roger Annis | The May 14 general election in British Columbia was a setback to progressive political forces in the province and throughout Canada. Roger Annis examines the damage and what to do next.
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In politics, as in sports, the odds-on favourite usually wins
Gerry Caplan | Gerry Caplan offers some observations on last week's calamitous election result for the NDP and its implication across the country.
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory: Lessons from B.C. for NDPers everywhere
David J. Climenhaga | Pretty obviously, thanks to Tuesday's B.C. election and the vote last year in Alberta, we have reached a moment of reckoning for Canada's pollsters.
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Why did the NDP lose?
Nathan Crompton | In reality the NDP allowed itself no alternative platform from which to launch a criticism against the BC Liberal record.
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Eby and Heyman offer answers to NDP heartbreak
Michael Stewart | What happened to the B.C. NDP? Last night, two monumentally impressive successes in a night of failure and defeat offer some explanation: the key riding wins of David Eby and George Heyman.