OttawaNDP: I’m Jack Layton and I’m not PMHe started his stump speeches with the line "I’m Jack Layton and I’m running to be Prime Minister." Tonight, he began with: “My...
OttawaNDP: More new facesGlenn Thibeault in Sudbury (defeats a Liberal, Diane Marleau). Niki Ashton in polar bear country, Churchill (defeats another...
OttawaNDP: Chow’s speech, party hard."We did it! Ya! We did it!" said Olivia Chow in her acceptance speech here tonight. "We stand up for the values and principles...
OttawaNDP: Kitchen air lands at the GuvernmentThe crew from Kitchen Air, Jack Layton’s campaign plane, is here to show their support (that’s Laura and George in the...
OttawaNDP: NewcomersA few new faces from Northern Ontario to add to the NDP caucus: Carol Hughes, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing (defeats Liberal Brent...
OttawaNDP: Expensive beer and a historic result in NewfoundlandThe mood here is relatively subdued, even though the NDP is having a strong showing so far. Might have something to do with the...
OttawaNDP: The munchiesNothing says election night rally like cheese puffs and nuts n’ bolts. For a moment there, I thought maybe this was the...
OttawaNDP: Saxophones and seatsLayton just arrived, serenaded by a sax player (like I said, the NDP knows how to party) as he made his way through a pack of...
OttawaNDP: High hopesNDPers are hoping for big things tonight. “Our hopes know no bounds,” says party spokesman Brad Lavigne, milling around the...
OttawaNDP: Dangerous substancesAnd the Guvernment is no Telus Convention Centre. Pictured, the media filing room.