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NDP Leadership Race Gets Underway
March 26, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett As the federal Conservative leadership race grows increasingly contentious with name-calling and allegations of cheating, the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership contest has begun in somewhat more affable terms. On March 12, the NDP held their first debate, a bilingual affair, in the nation’s capital. Four competitors were present: Charlie Angus, Nikki Ashton, Guy Caron and Peter Julian, all current Members of Parliament (MPs) within the House of Commons. Indeed, it seemed like the four leadership hopefuls spent more time agreeing with each other than bitterly debating the party’s future. However, Jeff Hannah, a student at…
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Protest organized for Trump Tower opening in Vancouver
February 27, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett With Trump comes controversy. The same can now be said for the opulent buildings which bear his name. Following a fairly rocky development stage, the official opening of Vancouver’s Trump International Hotel and Tower is now upon…
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World News Beat
February 27, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett and Bernice Puzon Israel – Trump makes comments on Israeli-Palestinian conflict President Trump broke with long-standing United States (US) policy after saying he was open to either a one-state or a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.…
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World News Beat
February 13, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett Canada/USA Prime Minister (PM) Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump met face-to-face for the first time when Trudeau visited the White House this Monday. While it is often customary for the incoming US president’s first state visit…
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Liberal party withdraws commitment to electoral reform
February 3, 2017By: Benjamin Mussett This past week Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government formally reneged on their campaign promise to reform the federal electoral system. Following a recent cabinet shuffle, which saw Karina Gould assume the post of minister of democratic institutions, the…
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