Doug Ford "Rob Ford was two steps left of the late Jack Layton."
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Mar 22, 2016
Why a centrist NDP is not an option
Political parties of the left exist to reverse the prevailing balance of political forces, not sell out the weaker groups. When a party such as the NDP forgets why it exists, its constituents desert.
Tom Mulcair Would Consider Going Into Deficit
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Mar 19, 2016
Boyd's call to privatize control of Legislature media access unlikely to defuse controversy for NDP
David J. Climenhaga
There is nary a word in Heather Boyd's report about the need for transparency by the Alberta Legislative Press Gallery, which publishes almost no basic information about its activities.
Former NDP Cabinet Minister Appointed To The Senate
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Mar 17, 2016
Treating voters as citizens -- and other lessons from my time in politics
Looking back on her foray into politics, Linda McQuaig questions if we're well served by a conventional wisdom that has reduced the voter to a simple-minded consumer who's only out for themselves.
Mar 16, 2016
Quebec doesn't need its own NDP
Nora Loreto
NDP activists need to know: if the party jumps into provincial politics, it will be relegated to a fight for the centre.
Mar 16, 2016
Mulcair faces fire as NDP convention nears
Karl Nerenberg
A group of Quebec NDPers wrote an open letter calling for changes in the party but not for Tom Mulcair's head. Others have now joined the fray, and they are not shy about targeting the leader.
Mar 15, 2016
The Canadian left has plenty to learn from Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump
David Bush
The Trump protests were significant because they highlighted what is so very true in this election: the masses are the real force shaping American politics.
Mar 15, 2016
Pushing the Saskatchewan NDP to do better for Indigenous women
Nora Loreto
Sarah Beuhler
The team running for the Saskatchewan NDP is the most diverse it has ever been. Why has this new level of diversity not seemingly had an impact on the party's policies?
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