High-profile Indigenous leader plans federal NDP run on Vancouver Island
Nanaimo-Ladysmith is currently vacant after former NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson resigned to run for in a provincial byelection. Continue reading
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Former MP Paul Dewar says his brain cancer is terminal
Paul Dewar announced in February that he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumour but did not give details of his prognosis. Continue reading
Kennedy Stewart to run for Vancouver mayor, will resign as MP
By Richard Zussman Online Journalist based at B.C. Legislature
The Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart is quitting federal politics and throwing his hat in the municipal ring. Continue reading
Sask. MP’s bill to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a holiday moves forward
Georgina Jolibois’ bill proposes making June 21 – which is National Indigenous Peoples Day – a statutory holiday. Continue reading
Chaos erupts on Hill: Trudeau apologizes for physical contact with Opposition MPs
Opposition MPs claim Justin Trudeau ‘manhanded the Conservative whip and elbowed NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau on the floor of the House of Commons. Continue reading