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Karl Nerenberg
| Here we are, a mere year and a quarter from the last federal election -- and in the midst of a frightful and deadly pandemic -- yet, believe it or not, Ottawa is full of election talk. |
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Karl Nerenberg
| MP Peter Julian has introduced a private member's bill to create a national prescription drug benefit for all Canadians, in conjunction with the provinces. |
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Karl Nerenberg
| The hubris of the federal Liberals and Conservatives brought Canada to the brink of an election, just a year after the last one -- and during the second wave of a pandemic. |
Blog
Dennis Gruending
| Canada's NDP has a long tradition of pushing governing parties to do more for people in need and the party is playing that role during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
News
Karl Nerenberg
| One of the many unprecedented aspects of our current crisis is the way the federal party in power has been ready to quickly accept constructive suggestions from opposition parties. |
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Karl Nerenberg
| Don't expect this Liberal government, that likes to be all things to all people, to take on powerful corporate interests, especially at a time of extreme economic emergency. |
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Alex Cosh
| The NDP's Madeleine Sauvé is one of several candidates carrying a left-leaning platform deep into B.C.'s right-wing heartlands. |
News
Karl Nerenberg
| Good news both for the traditional party of the left and for the progressive side of the political spectrum: the dark and dour media narrative about the NDP has changed dramatically for the better. |
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Karl Nerenberg
| Does the Green win mean Canadians might be much more serious about climate change than most politicians seem to think? Maybe, but one byelection does not tell the whole story. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Decarbonization? No problem! Wait! That was then. This is now. |
Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Justin Trudeau is popular because Canadians still have the image of what a decade of Conservative government looks like, looming large in our collective rearview mirror. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| Gee, all of a sudden it seems like the entire prevailing right-wing narrative about Alberta is bunk! |