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Posts Filed Under: ndp

NDP Carry on Layton’s Legacy in Toronto-Danforth

The NDP look to carry the momentum of Craig Scott's Toronto-Danforth victory into their leadership convention this weekend.

Craig Scott celebrates with supporters at the Opera House after winning a landslide victory in Toronto-Danforth.
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NDP Candidate Craig Scott Wins Toronto-Danforth By-Election

Scott will serve as MP in the seat held by Jack Layton until his death last year.

Scott on the campaign trail last month.
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Introducing (Most of) the Candidates for Jack Layton’s Former Riding

A brief look at the candidates in the upcoming Toronto-Danforth by-election.

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2011 Hero: Jack Layton

Nominated for: giving us such great reasons to miss him.

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Peggy Nash Wants to be Your First NDP Prime Minister

NDP finance critic throws her hat in the ring for party leadership, but is setting her sights even higher.

Peggy Nash launches her bid for NDP leadership. On the platform behind her, from left to right, Councillor Sarah Doucette (Ward 13, Parkdale-High Park), Cheri DiNovo (MPP Parkdale-High Park), Councillor Gord Perks (Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park), and Mike Sullivan (MP York South-Weston) look on.
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Peggy Nash Formally Launches NDP Leadership Bid

Nash celebrating her victory in the 2011 election. Photo from Nash's Facebook page.
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Queen’s Park Watch: Does Twitter Matter?

For all the hoopla around social media and elections, does the former really make any difference in the latter?

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The Day—yawn—After

What do these results mean? And how much do we care?

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Provincial Election 2011: Live

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Whacking Whitney While Keeping Drew Out

Promises of coloured margarine, demonizing drink, and men of action in a gallery of past provincial election ads.

Source: the Richmond Hill Liberal, December 23, 1886.

Provincial Election Primer

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Platform Primer: The Economy

With Ontarians dealing with a lingering recession and daily scare-mongering headlines, the economy is really the central issue in this election. Here's how the parties are saying they'll put us back to work.

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Historicist: Shuffling the Provincial Political Deck

One party got the boot. One party launched a dynasty. One party became the first to have female MPPs in its caucus. The tale of the 1943 Ontario election.

Source: the Globe and Mail, July 28, 1943.
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Platform Primer: Transit and Infrastructure

The outcome of the provincial election will have a major impact on the future state of Ontario's cities and how we get around in them. Here's what the parties say they'll do.

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Platform Primer: Health Care

Health care accounts for almost half of the provincial budget, and that number is only going to rise. Here's what the parties are proposing to do with all that money.

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Platform Primer: Education

It's one of the two most significant areas of provincial jurisdiction. We look at who is promising what.

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Platform Primer: Environment

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Queen’s Park Watch: Jobs, Immigration, Tempests, and Teapots

Controversy over subsidizing employers who hire new Canadians exemplifies the pointless pettiness of election politics.

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Queen’s Park Watch: The War for Your Eyeballs

With the provincial election less than a month away, we ask the big question: which party gives the best video?

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Details of Funeral for Jack Layton Confirmed

In addition to a service at Roy Thomson Hall this Saturday at 2 p.m., Layton will lie in state at City Hall.

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