Pat Martin on Huffington Post Canada

Canadians Vented About Cost Of Queen Celebration

2013-04-22T11:31:07Z

OTTAWA — NDP MP Pat Martin isn’t the only Canadian who believes our ties to the monarchy are outdated and idiotic.

Based on documents obtained...

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Ditch The Queen, Maverick MP Says

2013-04-18T18:09:55Z

Pat Martin thinks new Canadians being forced to swear an oath to the Queen is just plain wrong.

In fact, the outspoken New Democrat thinks it’s h...

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Tories Are 'Dirty, Rotten Bastards'

2013-03-28T11:53:15Z

Pat Martin is at it again.

The outspoken NDP MP says Conservatives are playing dirty tricks by using free mailing privileges to flood his Winnipeg ...

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Baird And Martin Squabble Over Zombie Apocalypse ... Seriously

2013-02-13T16:53:39Z

OTTAWA - Zombies on Parliament Hill have long been the bane of those who watch Canadian politics.Now, in a case of life imitating art, Foreign Affairs...

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WATCH: Pat Martin's Poetic Ode To The Penny

2013-02-04T17:42:53Z

The Canadian penny is no more and one MP's glee could apparently only be expressed through prose.

NDP MP Pat Martin stood in the House of Commons M...

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'Rat Faced Whores': MP Goes Off On Toews, Tories On Twitter

2012-12-20T09:44:22Z

Pat Martin added another epic Twitter rant to his scrapbook Wednesday night, this time targeting Vic Toews and the Tories over an infrastructure proje...

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Pat Martin Wants To Know If You Can Spare Some Change

2012-09-10T20:49:33Z

The MP better known for using the internet to drop F-bombs and insults is harnessing the power of the web to help pay some heftly legal fees.

Pat M...

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Apology Not Accepted, MP Still Getting Sued

2012-06-08T17:55:33Z

An abject public apology by the NDP's talkative MP, Pat Martin, has failed to fend off a $5 million lawsuit by the president of Edmonton ...

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Pat Martin Erases 'F**k You' Tweet, Goes With 'Pompous Dickhead'

2012-03-17T09:36:42Z

Pat Martin has got himself into trouble on Twitter. Again.

The outspoken NDP MP took to the social network Friday evening and, inspired by an Andre...

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Asbestos Defenders Should Be Doomed To Hell, MP Argues

2012-02-14T11:30:54Z

Winnipeg NDP MP Pat Martin once worked in an asbestos mine and often speaks out against the promotion of chrysotile asbestos as a safe product for Can...

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Danielle Crittenden: Sunday Roundup: In Your FACE 2012!

2012-01-01T12:44:09Z

As you boot up your computer bleary-eyed this morning, groping about for your cup of coffee, I'm going to be that peppy friend across the table who is just so GOSH DARN EXCITED it's the new year! And do you know WHY I'm so excited?! (C'mon ask me, ask me!!)

Because it's the first new year you can start your day with The Huffington Post CANADA. YES! How sweet is that, eh? Canada news, Canada blogs, Canada celebs, Canada style, cute Canadian kitties on YouTube...

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Keith Beardsley: Pat Martin's Tweets Drown Out Conservative Message

2011-11-18T17:06:47Z

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Salty Tweet Ends Era Of Parliamentary Decorum

2011-11-17T19:46:10Z

OTTAWA - Let the record show a new age of parliamentary civility and decorum has been strangled in its crib less than six months after its joyous birt...

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LOOK: NDP MP Tweets 'F---* You'

2011-11-17T08:29:26Z

Outspoken NDP MP Pat Martin dropped a thunderous F-bomb on his 1,400-strong Twitter following Wednesday night in a moment of outrage after the Tories ...

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Tories Profit From Banning Loans

2011-11-03T08:13:39Z

The Conservatives’ plan to limit and cap political loans received praise from the NDP Wednesday. Although the bill benefits the Tories for now, it s...

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'You're Talking Eskimo': Tory MP's Wheat Board Video

2011-10-24T16:17:26Z

UPDATE: A respected national Inuit leader has denounced what she says is an aboriginal "racist slur" in a video featured on Conservative MP David Ande...

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NDP Targets Seven Tory MPs For Potential Wheat Board Conflict

2011-10-24T11:51:43Z

The government's legislation to make farmers' sales to the Canadian Wheat Board voluntary cleared another hurdle in the House of Commons ...

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Hassan Arif: Now Is Not the Time for a NDP-Liberal Merger

2011-09-06T08:59:02Z

A merger would reduce our political choices, taking Canada from a multi-party system to a U.S.-style system of two monolithic parties -- something even more limiting in the Canadian context given the tradition of tight party discipline.

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No Chance Of An NDP-Liberal Merger: Topp

2011-08-31T16:15:13Z

The NDP is not interested in merging with the Liberals, the party's president and a potential leadership candidate said Wednesday.
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Martin May Run For NDP Leadership In Bid For Liberal Merger

2011-08-30T17:41:46Z

OTTAWA - Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin says he'll run for the NDP leadership himself if no candidates step forward pledging to take the party into formal...

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Maybe Next Time: NDP Postpone 'Socialist' Decision

2011-06-19T15:14:41Z

CBC -- New Democrats wrapped up their first convention as the Official Opposition on Sunday by putting off a vote on a potentially divisive resolution...

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