Thursday, January 26, 2012

Leadership 2012 Roundup

Yes, Alice comes as close as one can to distilling the entire NDP leadership race into a single post. But there's still plenty going on as the field becomes official - so let's take a look at what's new over the past couple of days.

- Niki Ashton released a statement on foreign policy, calling in particular for the fight against poverty to be Canada's top priority around the globe.

- Nathan Cullen announced that he'll be taking time during the campaign to present at the Gateway pipeline project review panel in February.

- Paul Dewar added Maher Arar to his list of endorsements focused on human rights, while also presenting a plan for public service employment.

- Peggy Nash unveiled several more labour endorsements, while also earning Bill Tieleman's nod.

- And Romeo Saganash responded to this week's First Nations summit by pointing out the need for trust in relations between aboriginal groups and Canada's federal government.

- In more general news, last night's forum in Montreal drew five candidates, along with coverage from Anja Karadeglija and Les Perreaux. ENDProhibition released candidate responses to its questions about drug policy - with Saganash standing out in calling for "full legalization, regulation and taxation" of marijuana. And Ish Theilheimer collected explanations from key endorsers for five of the candidates.

1 comment:

  1. Pundits' Guide10:25 a.m.

    Are you saying my post was too long, Jurist? ;)

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