Reading the New York Times’ lexicological take on Canada’s decision to bar British anti-war MP George Galloway from entering our fair land, I’m left wondering about the dynamics in the relationship between Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney and his aide Alykhan Velshi. It’s quite clear who the brains is in
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Andy Lehrer: NDP Convention: 3rd ballot – Horwath wins
Third Ballot Andrea Horwath 6732.34 (60.4%) Peter Tabuns 4420.66 (39.6%)
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Second ballot results horwath 5259.06 votes – 43.6% tabuns 3819.82 votes – 31.7 % Bisson 2988.12 votes 24.8%
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total weighted vote and percentHorwath 4625.29 votes, 37.1%Tabuns 3437.93 votes, 27.6%Bisson 2954.23 votes, 23.7%Prue 1438.44 votes, 11.5% Prue just went to Bisson
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Marie Kelly from Steel nominates Horwath. Andrea understands how important it is to stand up for working people and keep good jobs in Ontario. Now more than ever we need a strong leader who can protect the interests of working people and the right to join a union, who will
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Video presentation – shots of Regent Park with voiceover by Prue on growing up in a poor neighbourhood and the importance of making sure children have opportunity. Talks about his success as mayor of East York, building community centres and daycare, paying down the debt without raising taxes. I’m a
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: NDP convention 2 Bisson speech
Bisson is being nominated by France Gelinas and by a spokesperson for UFCW Canada. Third nominator is an activist for an anti-homelessness group – missed her name, but she’s emphasizing that Bisson has raised the most money of any of the candidates (and thus can raise money for the party)
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Liveblogging from the NDP convention. Bisson has raised the most amount of money followed by Tabuns, Horwath and Prue. We’ll see the relationship between money and votes soon. My prediction is that Horwath will win since her significant lead in the labour vote will give her a boost overall. Steel
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: NDP convention (4): Tabuns
Cheri DiNovo introduces Tabuns, mentioned “democratic socialism” in her review of party history. Tabuns represents the best of the NDP’s traditition. he has an industrial economic vision, zeal for a prosperous province, represents new direction and our founding values, feminist, unionist, environmentalist, democratic socialist Peter Tabuns. Ravi Joshi: I support
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: Kormos endorses Horwath
This comes as a bit of a surprise. See also this earlier (and now revised) post for a roundup
Continue readingAndy Lehrer: Bisson bags the north
An update to my earlier look at endorsements of the NDP leadership candidates: an additional four northern Ontario MPs have endorsed Gilles Bisson meaning he has the unanimous support of the NDP’s 7 federal Members of Parliament from northern Ontario.
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