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Note to Andrea Horwath: Forget being coy and list the benefits of voting NDP
Ish Theilheimer | Rather than play coy about which party she would support in a minority setting, Andrea Horwath can and should state directly what program she would insist upon in any government.
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Anti-nuclear advocates, Federal Court trouble Ontario Liberal and PC energy plans
Steve Cornwell | Nuclear proponents got the one-two punch on May 14 when the Federal Court nullified the approval of up to four new reactors at Darlington Station. Most called it "common sense," others, not so much.
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It's time to reject politics as usual in Ontario
Nora Loreto | With 14 days left in the election campaign, can the ONDP change its course and campaign on progressive values?
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Minimum wage and poverty are not 'white wine' elitist issues: How right-wing New Democrats have reframed the debate
Michael Laxer | When "elitism" is framed as wanting to fight for policies that will help minimum-wage workers and those living in poverty, then we need far more "elitists" and far fewer apologists for the ONDP.
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Ontario NDP supporters should learn from the Page 1 rule
Ish Theilheimer | It's not a question of party democracy. It's about smarts and survival. NDP members should give Horwath a break and work to change leaders democratically instead of signing a mid-campaign letter.
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Right shift and left drift: Understanding the Ontario election
David Bush | It is impossible to say with certainty what the electoral outcome of Ontario's election will be. However, the political outcome is far easier to discern: after the election there will be shift right.
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Andrea Horwath vows to create cabinet position for the Hon. Scrooge McDuck
Michael Stewart | ONDP Leader Andrea Horwath announced today that she would appoint a "Minister of Savings and Accountability" charged with finding "new savings" from the Ontario budget. Is this what counts as bold?
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Andrea Horwath leads NDP into a new right-wing era
Rick Salutin | For a long time, the NDP has floundered over an absence of clear principles while trying to stay anchored to its social democratic principles. Andrea Horwath marks a change.
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Left-right shifts between Liberals and NDP mark outset of Ontario election
Roger Annis | The Liberal Party's tack to the left at outset of Ontario election is mostly for show, but where is the real left alternative?
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The progressive's dilemma: The ONDP's election game
Nora Loreto | Navigating the political terrain in Ontario's snap election.
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Confronting the rightward slide of the ONDP
Nora Loreto | It's time to fight to restore progressive policies within the ONDP -- or start a new party.
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A letter to Andrea Horwath: Help for 'middle-class families' not enough
Michael Laxer | While it is true that life is becoming less affordable for many, this is not due to taxes. It is due to low wages and a lack of social programs.