NDP will pay leader Jagmeet Singh the same amount as an MP
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will soon be paid about $173,000, the same amount an MP gets paid. James Smith, Mr. Singh’s press secretary, confirmed that the party will pay Mr. Singh the salary, but he has not started receiving it yet. Mr. Smith added the party was in the process of making payment arrangements. Asked if the […]
How many more rounds of tariffs must Canada endure before the Liberals take trade seriously?
Back in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared in front of the entire world: “Canada is back, and here to help.” More than two years later, the question I continue to ask is: “help who?” The Liberal government has promised to move Canada towards progressive and effective trade relationships; yet, Canadian industries have been taking […]
Trudeau’s personal approval rating drops, but voters still back his federal Liberal Party: poll
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s personal approval rating has dropped nearly 10 points since last May, but the Liberal Party of Canada has yet to take a hit, polling as strongly as it did when the Grits won a majority in the 2015 federal election, according to the latest poll from Campaign Research. The poll showed […]
Unlikeable PC leader could be a ‘pathway to victory’ for Horwath’s Ontario NDP: Bricker
Forget about Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals. It’s the Ontario NDP that stands to gain if the public doesn’t support the winner of the leadership brawl for the front-running Progressive Conservative party in Canada’s biggest province, says pollster Darrell Bricker. Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s personal brand far outperforms Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne and all of the […]
Singh will have to showcase ‘political guts,’ clear progressive message to connect with voters
New leader Jagmeet Singh will have to live up to his promise to boldly dig deeper into social democratic values or he’ll risk alienating NDP grassroots as the party tries to create distance from the Liberal progressive brand, say NDP observers who took in the leader’s pitch during the policy convention. A number of progressive policies […]
NDP on hold as Singh era takes shape
OTTAWA—Nearly two years after Thomas Mulcair got caught between Alberta oil workers and anti-energy activists, costing him the NDP leadership, the party is still trying to define itself and create a narrative that connects with voters. Jagmeet Singh, who took over as leader in October, is working hard not to get caught in the energy-versus-the-environment […]
Enjoying Trudeau’s town halls, and missing Mulcair in the House
Re: “Prime Minister Trudeau should answer questions in daily Question Period like he does at his town halls,” (The Hill Times’ editorial, Feb. 12). I fully agree with this editorial and I support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cross-country town hall meetings which have been spontaneous and dynamic. I also support how the prime minister dismissed […]
NDP reviewing past, present harassment processes amid Stoffer, Weir allegations
The NDP isn’t currently investigating the specific harassment allegations against former NDP MP Peter Stoffer, but it says it’s looking into how such complaints were, are now and will be handled, something strategist Robin Sears says must be resolved by the party. “It’s sad that it’s taken this long for governments and politicians to get […]
NDP elects former Hill staffer Vick as new party president
NDP members elected a new party president on the last day of the party’s 2018 policy convention, with former Hill staffer Mathieu Vick being elevated to the role after garnering roughly 83 per cent of the votes cast. “I’m here for the same reasons as all of you. We need urgent action on income inequality, […]
Galvanizing members, regaining momentum key for NDP at convention to be in fighting shape for 2019: strategists
With more than 1,800 New Democrats gathered in Ottawa to debate and help shape future party policies, NDP strategist and former national director Karl Bélanger says a top priority this weekend is to “galvanize” members and regain the momentum that’s flagged since the leadership race. “The most important thing is to galvanize the activists and […]
