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NDP

Timeline: how grizzly hunting became a major election issue in B.C.

April 1 marked the beginning of the grizzly hunting season in B.C. and with provincial elections set to be held on May 9 a growing number of organizations and interest groups have weighed in as the...

BC Hydro sets contract for controversial Site C dam at $1.75 billion

Initial estimates pegged the work on earthen dam, foundation, two diversion tunnels and spillways at about $1.5 billion.
Larry Koopman, NDP, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country

NDP candidate Larry Koopman urges people to vote for beliefs, not against Conservatives

“I’m a strong believer that people should vote for what they believe in and not vote for something they’re against," Koopman said.

Battered battleground: Federal leaders focus on vote rich Ontario heartland

Party leaders clash in Canada's industrial heartland.
NDP supporters wave signs at a morning rush-hour rally downtown

It's volunteer pep rallies vs Harper's high-price ads in NDP battle for voters

Election pundits say the far-off election date reflects a strategic move by Harper’s government to drain all opposition parties of their campaign resources.
Stephen Harper

Game on! Harper calls election amid crumbling economy

Harper calls historic election as Canadian economy sinks.
Canadian politics, NDP, Election 2015, Canada Post

NDP government would end phase-out of door-to-door mail delivery

OTTAWA — Canada Post's plan to end home mail delivery would become a dead letter if the NDP were to win the federal election this fall. The post office is in the second year of a controversial five-...
Thomas Mulcair, Tom Mulcair, NDP,

Mulcair vows to repeal Bill C-51 at NDP rally in Surrey

“The Liberals teamed up with Conservatives to pass the dangerous and ineffective Bill C-51... an NDP government would repeal Bill C-51,” NDP leader Thomas Mulcair said, garnering some of the loudest...

Menstrual products debate reveals dissension in Stephen Harper's kingdom

Finally, science and human biology meet Conservative Party political rhetoric. The result is dissension in Conservative Party ranks. Menstrual Products and the GST Everyone’s talking about taxes on...
Canadian Politics, Canadian military, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, NDP

More changes coming in wake of military sex misconduct report: ministers

OTTAWA — The military accepts and will implement all 10 recommendations from a hard-hitting report on sexual misconduct in the military, Defence Minister Jason Kenney said Wednesday. And he said the...