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Althia Raj

So Long, And Thanks For All The Stress

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 03.21.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA — Whoever is elected to replace Jack Layton as the NDP’s new federal leader on Saturday will have to work quickly to ensure the party's cau...

Nycole Turmel Prepares To Fade Away

CBC | Posted 05.15.2012 | Canada

On Saturday July 23, 2011, Nycole Turmel's vacation was interrupted by a phone call and five-minute conversation that changed her life. ...

Althia Raj

PHOTOS: Party Leaders Open Up About Their Love Lives For Valentine's Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 02.15.2012 | Canada Politics

It wasn’t necessarily love at first sight when some of Canada’s political party leaders met their spouses. The Liberal Party’s interim leade...

What To Look Out For As Parliament Returns

CBC | Posted 03.30.2012 | Canada Politics

Members of Parliament return to Ottawa Monday after a six-week break. It's a brand new year and, in some ways, a new political landscape l...

Althia Raj

WATCH: NDP Leader Says Focus On MP Pensions Just A Diversion

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 01.25.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s focus on MPs pensions is misguided, the NDP’s interim leader Nycole Turmel said Wednesday. In a pass...

2012 Political Forecast: Anything but Grey

Keith Beardsley | Posted 03.03.2012 | Canada Politics
Keith Beardsley

Canadian political life in 2012 will be anything but dull: uncertain economic times that could either strengthen or weaken Conservative support; two opposition parties in flux, fighting for influence and voter support; and a new leader for the NDP and the Conservative political machine.

You Won't Believe Who Stephen Harper Misses

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.22.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - As Canadians look back on the political year that was, there's no question the death of NDP Leader Jack Layton left a void.But it's not just ...

Turmel Says NDP Put Harper's Cabinet To Shame

CBC | Posted 02.14.2012 | Canada Politics

The fall sitting of the House of Commons wrapped up Thursday, with the government touting its record and opposition MPs expressing frustr...

Turmel Uses Layton For Christmas Card, MacKay Uses Will And Kate

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.12.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The interim leader of the New Democrats, Nycole Turmel, is offering the final words of the late Jack Layton as her holiday greeting on cards ...

Port Of Montreal Corruption Case Closed, Say Conservatives

CP | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.05.2012 | Canada Politics

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Opposition: Harper Should Visit Attawapiskat

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.30.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Opposition MPs urged the prime minister Wednesday to go see for himself the realities of life on a Northern Ontario reserve struggling with a...

Rebellious NDP MPs Punished

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.02.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Two NDP MPs who voted to kill the federal gun registry were aware they would be punished for their actions, a party spokesman says.Jack Harri...

New Poll Says Rae Edges Out Turmel For Leadership

The Globe and Mail | Jane Taber | Posted 12.31.2011 | Canada

Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel is not catching on with Canadians who rate her poorly on her competence, vision and trustworthiness as she trails eve...

Hey Protesters: Our Top 1% Differs From U.S.

John Laforet | Posted 12.18.2011 | Canada Politics
John Laforet

What does interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel, have in common with Phillip Brown, General Manager of the City of Toronto's Shelter Housing Support and 65 employees at the Hospital for Sick Children? By my estimation, each of them earns an income that grants them membership to Canada's demonized one per cent.

Interim NDP Chief Calls For Cap On CEO Salaries

CBC | Posted 12.17.2011 | Canada

The federal government should look at ways to limit CEO salaries, NDP Interim Leader Nycole Turmel said Monday. Turmel says e...

Turmel Urges Feds To Keep Manitoba Above water

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.15.2011 | Canada

WINNIPEG - Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel urged the federal government to develop a national disaster-prevention program Saturday, following a half-...

Harper Defends MacKay's Travel Tab

CBC | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada

Defence Minister Peter MacKay has spent hundreds of hours and millions of dollars on Challenger jets since 2009, according to flight logs...

Ethics Commissioner Dismisses Tory Complaint Against NDP

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The ethics commissioner says there are no "reasonable grounds" for her to investigate a Tory MP's ethics complaint over union sponsorships at...

Althia Raj

NDP Looks For International Allies

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 11.24.2011 | Canada Politics

Canada's New Democratic Party is looking to forge formal links with Britain's Labour Party and the Australian Labor Party, The Huffington Post has lea...

Althia Raj

Turmel On Lack Of Quebec Votes In NDP Leadership Contest

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 11.20.2011 | Canada Politics

The NDP's interim leader Nycole Turmel says she would be pleased to see a provincial wing of the NDP established in Quebec. Speaking to Huffington ...

Althia Raj

Turmel To Sit In Layton's Seat In The Commons

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 11.20.2011 | Canada Politics

Jack Layton was noticeably absent yesterday. His seat, number 164 on the House of Commons' seating plan, was left symbolically unoccupied when the cha...

The NDP Leader Post and the Stephane Dion Factor

Keith Beardsley | Posted 11.17.2011 | Canada
Keith Beardsley

Any time a leadership race becomes a contest of two heavyweights, there is the risk that each side and their supporters will drag out the vote to a bitter conclusion. That leaves room for the 'Stephane Dion' factor to come into play.

Most Canadians Not In Favour Of Liberal, NDP Merger

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.09.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Talk of a potential party merger between the federal New Democrats and Liberals is getting a cool reception from Canadian voters, according t...

NDP To Choose New Leader In March

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.09.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The New Democrats will have a new face without the familiar moustache in March.The NDP leadership convention will be held March 24 in Toronto...

Althia Raj

Tories To Make Raising Cash More Difficult For NDP

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 11.08.2011 | Canada Politics

NDP leadership candidates may face a tougher battle raising cash thanks to the Conservative government, Huffington Post Canada has learned. Dean De...