Canadian Politics
Stephen Lewis dead at 88
Stephen Lewis has died at 88. Three generations of the Lewis family have shaped the Canadian left. His passing, days after his son Avi won the NDP leadership,…
New Democratic Party of Canada
54 posts in New Democratic Party of Canada from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
Federal Politics
Avi Lewis is the new leader of the NDP
Avi Lewis won the NDP leadership race on a decisive first ballot, taking 56 per cent of the vote.
Canadian Politics
Ruth Ellen Brosseau returning to politics?
Ruth Ellen Brosseau is a former NDP Member of Parliament whose origins in Canadian politics are a favourite tale among political observers and staffers in…
Canadian Politics
NDP Election platform
Rumours are that Justin Trudeau will meet with the Governor General on Sunday August 15th to request the dissolution of Parliament to kick off a 36 day…
Canadian Politics
Was Tyrone Benskin’s PMB about himself?
Today, the Huffington Post reports, MONTREAL – The NDP has suspended a member from its shadow cabinet because of his chronic, long-term failure to pay taxes.…
New Democratic Party of Canada
National Citizens Coalition reacts to Alexandre Boulerice’s comments
From the Toronto Sun, OTTAWA – NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice refuses to retreat from a blog post that praises communists and slags the First World War as a…
New Democratic Party of Canada
NDP HQ emailing their talking points for twitter?
Momentum is building! Here, it seems, the NDP collective is tweeting what they are being told. The following tweets are not retweets, they are “independent”…
New Democratic Party of Canada
Does the “government in waiting” support the protests in Quebec?
Thomas Mulcair was elected leader of the New Democrats just a few short weeks ago and so far, he has had a two-fold strategy: to appear closer to the…
New Democratic Party of Canada
What do you think of this?
Just a small observation about recent NDP caucus appointments made by Thomas Mulcair and different reactions to them. What do you make of this? Liberal…