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B.C.’s NDP leadership candidates face a major hurdle: Filling John Horgan’s shoes
Gary Mason
opinion
The Ontario NDP needs to change. Doug Ford’s PCs offer a blueprint
Tom Parkin
politics
Politics Briefing: 20 Liberal MPs supported NDP’s failed bid to lower voting age to 16
The Peace Tower is seen on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 in Ottawa. The federal government posted a surplus of $6.3 billion for the first four months of its 2022-23 fiscal year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
british columbia
B.C. NDP leadership front-runner David Eby proposes wide-reaching changes to housing policy
B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing David Eby arrives to announce he will seek the leadership of the B.C. NDP party in Vancouver on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Premier John Horgan announced last month that he will be stepping down with a new leader being elected on Dec. 3. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Voters in Saskatoon Meewasin stay with NDP in by-election to fill former leader’s seat
The Canadian and Saskatchewan flags fly at half mast the morning before funeral services for radio broadcaster Tyler Bieber, one of the people killed in the bus crash carrying the Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team, in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada, April 12, 2018. REUTERS/Matt Smith
obituary
Bill Blaikie, who served as NDP MP for nearly 30 years, dies at 71
NDP Leadership Convention 2003 at Exhibition Place. Here NDP candidate Jack Layton (right) watches Bill Blaikie (left) give his speech during the Candidates Forum. January 23, 2003 Photo by Louie Palu/The Globe and Mail
canada
Elections Ontario finds ‘apparent contravention’ of election law by Liberals
A vote sign is displayed outside a polling station during advanced voting in the Ontario provincial election in Carleton Place, Ont., on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Ontario's chief electoral officer has found an "apparent contravention" of the Election Act by a former Liberal candidate in this year's provincial election. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
What’s the point of the NDP?
Robyn Urback
canada
NDP won’t bend any further on federal dental-care plan, Singh warns
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party was willing to be flexible on the first phase of the government's dental-care plans, but the NDP will bend no further. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Ontario’s plan to move elderly hospital patients won’t alleviate stress on health care system, critics say
The emergency room entrance is shown at the Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg, Ont. on Sept. 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
politics
Trudeau, Poilievre call each other irresponsible on economy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a speech during the Liberal summer caucus retreat in St. Andrews, N.B. on Monday, September 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
politics
Poilievre calls for tax-hike freeze in first caucus speech since winning Conservative leadership
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre addresses the Conservative caucus for the first time as leader during a meeting in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Ontario Opposition politicians pledge to live on ‘social assistance diet’ for two weeks
A person shops for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Canada's inflation rate was up 8.1 per cent in June compared with a year ago, its largest yearly change since January 1983. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Justin Trudeau to announce small cabinet shuffle on Wednesday
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses participants at the beginning of a housing round table at the Country Hills Library in Kitchener, Ont. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power-POOL
canada
Vernon, B.C., New Democrat MLA to face recall petition over health-care issues
politics
Liberals planning temporary solution to dental care promise: sources
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The prime minister appears to be rejecting a call from the NDP to hike the GST rebate and Canada Child Benefit cheques this year, noting both are already indexed to inflation.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
alberta
Alberta ends Edmonton hospital hallway medicine directive to combat patient surge
Sarah Hoffman responds to a reporter's questions as, from left, Robert Mitchell, Prince Edward Island health minister, and Randy Delorey, Nova Scotia health minister, listen in at a press conference in Winnipeg on June 28, 2018. Hoffman, who is the Alberta NDP health critic, says it is especially troubling that Edmonton hospitals are putting patients in hallways given that August is typically the month when patient levels are among the lowest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
canada
Manitoba decides not to appeal court ruling on child benefit payments
Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson speaks to media prior to the reading of the Speech from the Throne at the Manitoba Legislature in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
politics
Conservatives raised more than Liberals and NDP combined in second quarter of 2022
Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre takes part in the Conservative Party of Canada French-language leadership debate in Laval, Quebec on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The federal Conservatives raised more money than the Liberals and NDP combined during the second quarter of this year, as the party inches closer to choosing a new leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
canada
Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath launches bid to be Hamilton mayor
Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Andrea Horwath speaks during her provincial election night watch party at the Hamilton Convention Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Nick Iwanyshyn