Liberal rebuilding: cautious optimism, but also fear the party hasn't yet hit ... - Macleans.ca

Liberal rebuilding: cautious optimism, but also fear the party hasn't yet hit ...
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Working in Wells's corner, I provide a glimpse into the Liberal party's internal rebuilding effort, leaning heavily on an interview earlier this week with Mike Crawley, who was elected the party's new president at its convention back in January.

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The NDP: The road travelled from 2006 to 2012 - rabble.ca (blog)

The NDP: The road travelled from 2006 to 2012
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The NDP suffers from Liberal envy. NDP leaders have long wanted to replace the Liberals as a major party to make of the Canadian political system what social democrats have always seen as "natural" -- a system in which a major party of the left takes ...

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All Share Services - Salon

All Share Services
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BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah appealed for calm Tuesday after people blocked roads and burned tires in Beirut to protest the kidnapping of 11 Lebanese Shiites in neighboring Syria. The abductions in Syria's ...

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Thomas Mulcair speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on ... - National Post


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Thomas Mulcair speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on ...
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Conservative House Leader Peter Van Loan in a news conference Wednesday said the government wants its economic program passed quickly. The NDP continues to contend the bill won't get the scrutiny it deserves because of its hefty size. “Canadians will ...
Has the NDP broken through in voters' minds? iPolitics.ca (subscription)

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This Day, May 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin - Cleveland Jewish News (blog)

This Day, May 24, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Cleveland Jewish News (blog)
Born in Germany, Geiger became an early leader of the movement that became Reform Judaism. He passed away in 1874. 1856: Abolitionist John Brown and his men killed five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas. Three of his followers - August ...

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NDP forcing procedural delays to stall budget bill vote - CTV.ca


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NDP forcing procedural delays to stall budget bill vote
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NDP MP Nathan Cullen responds to a statement by Government House leader Peter Van Loan (not shown) following a press conference in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN ...

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Meet Canada's Ruling Oligarchy: Parasites-a-Plenty! - The Media Co-op

Meet Canada's Ruling Oligarchy: Parasites-a-Plenty!
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[2] The Desmarais family have strong connections to Canada's four major political parties: the Liberals, Conservatives, Bloc Quebecois, and the NDP. This has included close ties to Lucien Bouchard, former leader of the Parti Québecois and Premier of ...

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