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Economy, Health
New Democrats propose plan to get money to Canadians quickly
By Vincenzo Morello
Posted: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 14:36
The New Democratic Party (NDP) released a proposal yesterday to cut the administrative load and give direct support to Canadians as well as increase wage subsidies to protect Canadians from losing their jobs throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. The proposal calls… »
Opposition leader can finally run in a byelection
By Lynn Desjardins
Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 15:14
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2019 15:19
The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) Jagmeet Singh will finally have a chance to run for a seat in the House of Commons on February 25, 2019. He and the leader of the Conservative Party have both complained… »
British Columbia New Democrats to form minority government
By Levon Sevunts
Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017 11:29
British Columbians are waking up to a new premier after a tumultuous Thursday evening that saw the provincial Liberals lose a non-confidence vote in the legislature, sending them to the Opposition benches for the first time in 16 years. New… »
British Columbia Greens back NDP for minority government
Posted: Monday, May 29, 2017 18:14
British Columbia's New Democratic Party has reached a deal with the Green Party that paves the way for a minority NDP government, ending 16 years of Liberal rule in the Pacific Coast province. NDP Leader John Horgan and Andrew Weaver… »
Politics, Society
British Columbia Liberals hang on to win minority government
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 13:45
British Columbia's Liberals managed to hang on to power by the skin of their teeth on Tuesday in an election that produced the first minority government in the Pacific Coast province in 65 years. As of midnight PT Wednesday, the… »
Federal election 2015, Politics, Society
Political party rejects leader, suffers division
Posted: Monday, April 11, 2016 12:00
Last Updated: Monday, April 11, 2016 13:16
The New Democratic Party voted to change leaders during a divisive policy convention on the weekend of April 9-10, 2016. The NDP is the farthest left of Canada's major political parties, although a leading political scientist says that, by international… »
Canadians vote liberal, oust right-wing government
Posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 10:11
Last Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2015 10:01
Stephen Harper and his Conservative government were soundly defeated in the October 19th federal election and will be replaced by Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party. Public opinion surveys had pegged the two parties and the left-of-centre New Democratic Party… »
Federal election 2015, Highlights
Canadian election; whither the NDP- on top or back to third?
By Marc Montgomery
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015 11:21
At the federal level in Canada in recent decades there have been 5 political parties of note: Liberal, Conservative, New Democratic Party, Green, and Bloc Quebecois. Of those, the Greens have been a marginal party with only two members currently… »
NDP promises to expand pensions if elected
Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015 11:27
If elected, the New Democratic Party (NDP) promises to convene a meeting with the leaders of all the provinces to plan an expansion of the Canada and Quebec pension plans. Canada's population is aging rapidly and pension is an issue… »
Federal election 2015, Indigenous, Politics, Society
NDP would curb violence against aboriginal women
Posted: Monday, August 31, 2015 15:05
The leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) promised to undo what he calls an "underlying attitude of racism" that has prevented a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Several groups have demanded an inquiry into the nearly… »