Brian Topp for NDP leader?

Come on. The NDP leadership race is really down to four front-runners at this point: Thomas Mulcair, Brian Topp, Paul Dewar and Peggy Nash. Three of them are MPs: one (Topp) is not. Topp attracted some initial support, most notably from former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, the powerful Steelworkers Union,

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Northern Reflections: Lots of Pictures

This week’s summit between First Nations chiefs and the Prime Minister played out according to Stephen Harper tightly scripted wishes. It was all pictures, good wishes and no substance. Harper works very hard to stage manage his appearances; and this summit was supremely stage managed. There was no mention of

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