The NDP’s Canada (or at least who came to their convention)
There are 1,768 delegates in Edmonton. Where did they come from? Jason Markusoff breaks it down
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Jason Markusoff
Jason Markusoff writes about Alberta, from the stubbornly flat parts to the magnificently bumpy bits. He has lived in Edmonton and (currently) Calgary, and spent 12 years reporting for the cities’ largest newspapers.
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