Polarized politics in Canada: divided we stand - Montreal Gazette


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Polarized politics in Canada: divided we stand
Montreal Gazette
It seems to me there's a very outlaw mentality attached to these policies,” said Danielle Lustgarten, 46, a substitute teacher and mother of three who ran unsuccessfully for the NDP in the 2004 federal election in Pierrefonds-Dollard.
Alberta MPs downplay what PC win means for Edmonton-Ottawa relations Hill Times (subscription)

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Veniez drops lawsuit after Weston apology - Whistler Question

Veniez drops lawsuit after Weston apology
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Dan Veniez has dropped his defamation suit against John Weston after the Conservative Member of Parliament apologized to the former federal Liberal Party candidate for information distributed by the Weston campaign workers just before the 2011 election ...

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The NDP: The road travelled from 2006 to 2012 - rabble.ca (blog)

The NDP: The road travelled from 2006 to 2012
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By James Laxer On election night in January 2006, Jack Layton declared that Canadians had "voted out of hope for change" and expressed the conviction that the NDP caucus, 29 MPs as compared with 19 in 2004, would help place working people and seniors ...

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How America really chooses its president - The Economist (blog)

How America really chooses its president
The Economist (blog)
For all its faults Europeans can have sick children without dieing from stress so can Thais, Canadians even Cubans . No wonder the electoral college is irrelevant while it is awhore to vested interests. The Electoral College system was probably ...

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Tories back private member's bill to ban bulk water exports - Canada.com (blog)


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Tories back private member's bill to ban bulk water exports
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OTTAWA — To ban or not to ban bulk water exports is an issue Canada's three main political parties have been dancing around for years and on Wednesday, the Conservatives announced they'd be supporting a private member's bill that aims to do just that.

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Lead 'robocalls' investigator experienced in 'politically charged' investigations - Hill Times (subscription)


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Lead 'robocalls' investigator experienced in 'politically charged' investigations
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Mr. Mathews is leading the ongoing Commissioner of Canada Elections investigation into allegations of misleading phone calls made on the day of the May 2, 2011 federal election, and has been working his way “very methodically” through evidence, ...

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Road to Liberal victory goes through Quebec - iPolitics.ca (subscription)

Road to Liberal victory goes through Quebec
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He was a candidate for National Policy Chair of the Liberal Party of Canada at the party's 2012 biennial convention. Originally from Toronto, Zach now resides in Montreal. With respect to Quebec, there are two fundamental facts that Liberals must ...

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Elizabeth Witmer's Resignation Could Spell The End Of Tim Hudak's Leadership ... - Huffington Post Canada

Elizabeth Witmer's Resignation Could Spell The End Of Tim Hudak's Leadership ...
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Elizabeth Witmer's resignation means the Ontario Liberals could regain their majority government and deal Tim Hudak's Progressive Conservatives a crippling blow. (CP) Within a year of the 2011 provincial election, the Ontario Liberals could regain ...

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