Linda Duncan’s decision not to run again for the NDP in Edmonton Strathcona has raised Liberal hopes of snapping up the seat on Oct. 21. …
If the NDP is ‘toast’, do the Greens have what it takes?
New Democrats and Greens battle it out Vassy Kapelos, host of Power & Politics “The NDP,” Stockwell Day told CBC’s Power Panel last week, “is…
Pierre Nantel’s split from the NDP shows how far the party has fallen in Quebec
It’s cynical to assume that politicians who change their party affiliations always do so because they’re placing self-interest over principle. So it could just be a coincidence…
UCP cabinet kicks NDP MLA off premier’s advisory council
An NDP MLA who worked with people with developmental disabilities prior to her election has been removed as the deputy chair of the premier’s advisory…
Oilpatch veterans weigh in on NDP, UCP election promises to industry
The 2019 Alberta election campaign has been dominated with talk about how to inject more life into the province’s woeful oilpatch. While some sectors of the…
For Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP, the dial isn’t moving fast enough
The gap between Alberta’s United Conservatives and New Democrats might be closing by inches, but Rachel Notley needs the polls to move by miles in order…
Alberta NDP election platform promises balanced budget by 2023
The Alberta NDP is promising to balance the budget by 2023 while rolling out billions of dollars in new funding for healthcare, education and childcare…
Alberta NDP unveils $25-per-day child care promise
The NDP is promising universal, $25-per-day child care in Alberta if re-elected. Rachel Notley made the announcement Monday in Calgary, building on a pilot program that subsidizes…
NDP MP Nathan Cullen isn’t running again
Longtime NDP MP Nathan Cullen, among the party’s most high-profile parliamentarians, is not running in the next federal election. Cullen, the party’s British Columbia liaison and democratic…
Singh survives byelection test. Can he shift focus from his leadership to NDP policies?
Jagmeet Singh stepped before the microphones late Monday night, savouring a rare moment of victory. After 16 months without a seat in the Commons — and dire…