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Glen Pearson: Bob Rae Was More Than A Politician

2013-06-19T16:16:43Z

Bob Rae's sudden retirement announcement shouldn't have come as a complete surprise and yet it left everyone in a kind of shock that only gets reserved for those whose lives have counted for something. History will reveal that Bob Rae outgrew all the labels that people used to identify him. They will remember him as a recipient of the Order of Canada, as chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Senior Fellow at Massey College. Twice under consideration as the Governor General of Canada, we will yet hear of his further exploits. Politics is a phase; service to others is a life, and Bob Rae isn't nearly finished with the latter.

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Bob Rae Resigns

2013-06-19T10:45:08Z

Bob Rae, the Liberal MP and former interim leader of the party, will resign his Toronto Centre seat.

An emotional Rae, 64, told his Liberal colleag...

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Bob Rae: Patriating the Constitution and the Charter

2013-05-20T11:52:05Z

The recent flurry about patriating the Canadian constitution has brought back a flood of memories, and some reflections. Patriation was not an exercise in partisanship. Neither was the Charter. The origins of the desire to "bring the Constitution home" go back decades.

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Key To Liberal Party #Rebuild

2013-04-15T04:10:07Z

OTTAWA - For every Liberal lapel pin on a partisan at the party's leadership forum Sunday, there were thousands more digital booster badges tagged to ...

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Rae Slams 'Buy-Election' Campaign

2013-04-11T10:32:46Z

Interim federal Liberal leader Bob Rae used a byelection campaign stop in Labrador to freshen the party's attack against former Tory MP Peter Penashue...

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WATCH: Liberals Pay Tribute To Bob Rae

2013-04-06T13:44:11Z

After nearly two years as interim leader, the Liberal party is saying goodbye to Bob Rae.

Liberals paid tribute to Rae at the party's mini-conventi...

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Bob Rae: Why Stephen Harper Can't Destroy the Liberal Party

2013-04-05T11:53:13Z

The Liberals have been defeated badly before and have been able to come back. Defeats are serious, but we should never make the mistake of thinking them permanent. We owe each other; we owe generations to come, a re-commitment to the enduring strength of the liberal idea. We are fighting for prosperity for all Canadians -- social justice for all -- and a sustainable society and economy for all Canadians. The values and approach of the Liberal party matter to too many Canadians for us to ever think of abdicating the important role we all will share in shaping the Canada of tomorrow.

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WATCH: Toasts, Roasts For Bob Rae

2013-03-27T13:46:54Z

OTTAWA - As federal MPs prepare to go back to their ridings for two weeks, interim Liberal leader Bob Rae is packing up his office.Wednesday marked Ra...

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WATCH: Rae Suggests MPs Dress Like Pandas To Get PM's Attention

2013-03-26T18:12:39Z

If backbench MPs want to get more attention from Stephen Harper they might want to take a page out of the panda playbook.

That's what interim Liber...

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Harper, Rae Trade 'Ugly' Comments

2013-03-20T16:54:01Z

OTTAWA - Things got ugly in the House of Commons — literally.With opposition accusations flying over the resignation last week of Labrador MP Peter ...

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Attitude Adjustment Needed

2013-03-18T12:24:45Z

MONTREAL - The new leader of Quebec's Liberal party has called for an attitude overhaul when it comes to language in the province and criticized curre...

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Mitch Wolfe: Bob Rae: The Most Principled Liberal Leader in the Last 50 Years

2013-03-18T12:03:40Z

Bob Rae never ceases to surprise.

In a recent speech in Saskatoon, reported in the Huffington Post, Bob Rae, unequivocally voiced his support and hi...

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Keystone In 'National Interest'

2013-03-14T21:54:52Z

SASKATOON - Interim federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae says the party continues to stand behind the Keystone XL oilsands pipeline project.Rae, who is on h...

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Rae Defends Funding Of Religious Humanitarian Groups

2013-02-13T19:54:30Z

Faith groups in Canada do great humanitarian work around the world, interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae said Wednesday, in the wake of an uproar over a gov...

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WATCH: Rae Questions Baird's 'Courage' During Debate

2013-02-06T15:47:21Z

Bob Rae questioned John Baird's courage Tuesday night during a debate in the House of Commons on Canada's role in the conflict in Mali.

And say wha...

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Keith Beardsley: What Did Spence's Hunger Strike Accomplish?

2013-01-25T11:09:02Z

With a final media show, Chief Spence has now ended her 44 day "reduced food" diet. The question should now turn to what did she accomplish? Are Canadians more aware today and do they have a better understanding of the abysmal living conditions in First Nations communities? Probably not, such conditions were already well known and have been for decades.

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Chief Agrees To Stop Hunger Strike

2013-01-23T04:30:35Z

OTTAWA - Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence has agreed to end her hunger protest, and National Chief Shawn Atleo is coming back to work, but Ottawa-Fir...

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Bob Rae: This Land Was Their Land

2013-01-07T15:19:40Z

The issues Chief Spence is raising -- terrible living conditions, deep neglect, poverty and powerlessness -- will not go away, and will not disappear in the face of attack. They are the shame of our nation and must be addressed. But the Conservatives have rejected replacing the Indian Act with a real transfer of power, and the implementation of the self government agreements which all Canadian governments agreed to in Charlottetown 20 years ago. They have offered nothing that even begins to address the issues. We shall all pay a heavy price for this lack of leadership.

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Can He Win Us Back In 2013?

2012-12-25T08:35:00Z

With 2012 almost behind them, the competitors on Parliament Hill now look to the challenges of 2013. What do the five parties need to do to make next ...

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Samuel Getachew: Mulcair: Like a Less Popular, Power-Hungry Layton

2012-12-19T17:23:14Z

Mulcair has made his party and himself invisible while moving his party so far to the right in the blind pursuit of power and it is becoming impossible to distinguish it from the Harper Conservatives. I bet Jack Layton would have been disappointed. For the late beloved leader, he would have settled for continuing to be the "Conscience of the House" rather than sell the soul of the party via a short cut to power.

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NDP And Liberals May Lose Even If They Work Together

2012-12-18T08:36:24Z

A new poll shows the Conservatives remain in the lead in national voting intentions and hints that co-operation between the Liberals and the NDP might...

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The Most Overlooked Stories Of 2012?

2012-12-15T17:55:45Z

Canada's credibility on the world stage, health care, and climate change topped the list of most overlooked political stories of 2012, according to Ca...

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Will Rae Run Again?

2012-12-11T17:37:09Z

OTTAWA - Bob Rae is looking forward to resuming life as a "regular" MP once his two-year stint as interim Liberal leader is done, but he's undecided w...

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Rae Suggests MacKay Has To Go Amid F-35 Revelations

2012-12-06T21:55:27Z

The government has consistently misled Canadians and is continuing to hide the true cost of the F-35 fighter jets being considered to replace the mili...

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Who Won Best MP?

2012-11-22T17:16:58Z

Green Leader Elizabeth May has been named 2012 Parliamentarian of the Year at an annual event organized by Maclean's magazine and L’actualité.

M...

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