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