Darrell Dexter

What does Nova Scotia mean for the NDP?

Staring once more into the NDP’s soul

Nova Scotia election puts Liberals and NDP to the test

Will the October provincial election predict things to come in 2015?

Politicians, pot and problems at the border

Could Canada’s spate of high-profile marijuana admissions spark trouble for those trying to enter the U.S.?

The Commons: Thomas Mulcair tries to look and sound the part

The NDP leader waxes poetic about “best practices”

Nova Scotia and Manitoba on pricing carbon

Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec already have some form of carbon pricing. Quebec is set to move forward with a cap-and-trade system and Ontario is still, at least on paper, committed to doing likewise (though it obviously remains to be seen who will be in charge of that province this time next year).

PM RSVP

Darrell Dexter, July 26. “We’re going to make the offer, we’ll see what he has to say.”

Trying to make sense of the EI changes

Reaction to yesterday’s announcement from Windsor, Cape Breton, Regina and Prince Edward Island. Farmers and fishermen have questions and concerns. Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is unsure.

The Halifax bus strike blues brothers

The premier’s brother has been an employee of Halifax Metro Transit for over two decades

Reform or bust

In response to Stephen Harper’s proposed Senate reforms, the Quebec government says it will see the Prime Minister in court. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty suggests it would be best to simply abolish the Senate. Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says reform has to involve the provinces, but equally wonders about the Senate’s reason for being.

Dance like somebody’s watching

Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter has advice for Jack Layton

And now a word from Brad Wall

Noted democracy advocate Brad Wall laments for Stephen Harper’s latest Senate appointments.

Meanwhile, in mysterious Ottawa

While the premiers of Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia are unimpressed with the head of CSIS, the Liberals want the national security committee recalled to investigate Richard Fadden’s claims and the NDP’s Olivia Chow is demanding answers. For good measure, sources now tell the CBC that the Prime Minister’s Office was aware of Mr. Fadden’s general concerns and the Prime Minister is himself concerned.