Martin Patriquin

In the NDP’s power base of Quebec, Thomas Mulcair risked it all in condemning the Tories’ niqab gambit

Amidst all the scripted talking points in the final leaders debate, the NDP leader went on a bold but risky offensive

Pollster Bruce Anderson on what’s behind the NDP’s Quebec slide, and whether the party underestimated Justin Trudeau

Tom Mulcair emerged unscathed from French leaders debate

He’s seen as the protective knight to the prince. How Gerald Butts helped mastermind Justin Trudeau’s victory

More and more Quebec separatists are fleeing the Bloc in favour of the NDP. Could the party be wiped off the map?

How the NDP Leader’s past statements often conflict with his current policy

A lot, it seems. A new poll puts his NDP miles ahead. Bad news for the Tories and even worse for Trudeau’s Liberals.

The Tories should be. Why the party isn’t as ready to raise the spectre of an NDP-Liberal alliance as in past elections.

Why, in an otherwise strong debate, did the NDP leader tread into the dangerous quicksand of Quebec separatism?