’Have you ever been a member of the NDP party?’
Erin Weir, an economist with the United Steelworkers, sends along the following video of his appearance before the finance...
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Peggy Nash
The Commons: Help Wanted
’Mr. Speaker, I actually have some examples here of what constitutes suitable employment’, reported Ted Menzies
Media speculation
Appearing before the finance committee yesterday, the Finance Minister attempted to clarify what he’d " heard " about the savings...
What has Jim Flaherty heard?
On April 24, Peggy Nash asked Human Resources Minister Diane Finley how much money the government expected to be saved by raising...
The Commons: The budget bill blues
Alas, the Prime Minister was not present this day to enjoy this misty-eyed reminiscing
’This is supposedly a budget implementation bill, but in fact, it is a mishmash of things’
The Harper government is using the budget implementation act to give itself new, unexplained powers to regulate employment...
A scouting report on Team Mulcair
Here again is the roster for Thomas Mulcair’s shadow cabinet. What to make of it? Here are several observations. -First, the...
What really swayed NDP voters on leadership
It’s easy to remain neutral when you don’t know who you are voting for
Behind the scenes of the NDP leadership campaign
Pitting renewal against tradition, it’s a win for change
NDP Convention - scenes from the second day
The NDP chose a new leader over the weekend in dramatic fashion