Jack Layton

NDP Confirms Layton To Miss September Caucus

CP | CBC | Posted 10.16.2011

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Jack Layton's planned time off to fight cancer won't permit him to return for the party's summer caucus meetings, which are scheduled a f...

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Canada Needs More Arts Funding: NDP

The Canadian Press | Posted 07.22.2011

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OTTAWA -- A group of four New Democrat MPs with a background in the arts said they are forming a new culture caucus and asking the Tories to consider ...

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Fear of an Orange Planet: Canada and the Harper Majority

Christopher J. Finlay | Posted 07.04.2011

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Christopher J. Finlay

A cursory glance at Monday night's Canadian election resultmight give you the impression that after years of flirting with social and economic conservatism, our formerly progressive country had finally decided it was time to go steady.

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Historic Shift In Canadian Elections

AP | By ROB GILLIES | Posted 07.02.2011

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TORONTO -- Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his coveted majority government in elections Monday that also marked a shattering defeat for...

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What I've Learned From Canada's Election Campaign

Bill Mann | Posted 06.26.2011

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Bill Mann

A few things I've learned covering Canada's current national election campaign for MarketWatch.com this past month from my vantage point on the Canadian border, where I get Canadian radio and TV.

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Power Grab Unleashes Canadian Political Passions

Megan Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Megan Harris

Jack Layton and Giles Duceppe can be credited for unleashing the political passion of Canadians but they should also pay the price at the polls for plunging Canada into a political crisis.

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Canada Takes Over Where Obama Refused to Go

Kevin Grandia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Grandia

Canada's right-wing government is relying on the heated rhetoric and divisive-style of politics that Obama refused to engage in south of the border in the recent US election.

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Canadian Election Gets Down and Redolent of Loam

David Weinberger | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Weinberger

The tag line at the Canadian Conservative Party's website, attacking Liberal party candidate Stephane Dion seems oddly 19th century.

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