Prime Minister-Elect Justin Trudeau has many promises to keep | Oct 20 2015 | Karl Nerenberg | Progressive voters who gave Trudeau his majority will have to be vigilant and let the new Liberal government know they expect it to keep its promises, starting with electoral reform.

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Justin Trudeau's victory speech was generous, but toughly repudiated Stephen Harper's divisive rule | Oct 20 2015 | David J. Climenhaga | If there are any lessons from last night, they are that politicians underestimate Justin Trudeau – and Canadians generally – at their peril.
Duncan Cameron: 'Happy campaigner' Trudeau makes it Black Monday for the NDP | Oct 20 2015 | Duncan Cameron | On the campaign trail, the personality contrast between Trudeau and the two other main leaders was enough to push the new prime minister ahead.
Anti-Harper sentiment delivers Liberal majority government, sends NDP to third | Oct 20 2015 | Tyson Kelsall | Liberals surge to surprise majority, Conservatives become opposition and NDP are relegated to third-party status.
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Election 2015: Where the parties stand on tax fairness
Oct 16 2015 | Taxes have been a key issue in this federal election. Voters have some very different positions to choose from.
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New poll shows Canadians want to vote to stop the cuts
Oct 16 2015 | A new Ekos poll shows that a large percentage of Canadians are opposed to cuts to public services and believe the cuts will affect the election result on October 19.
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NDP includes proportional representation in final election platform
Oct 16 2015 | Fair Vote Canada commends the NDP for including proportional representation in their final election platform.
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Duncan Cameron: 'Happy campaigner' Trudeau makes it Black Monday for the NDP | Oct 20 2015 | Duncan Cameron | On the campaign trail, the personality contrast between Trudeau and the two other main leaders was enough to push the new prime minister ahead.
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Central African Republic: Another 'looting war' on the model of the Congo-Kinshasa next door | Oct 19 2015 | Jooneed Khan | Since a 2013 coup d'état, the Central African Republic has registered more than 6,000 dead, and more than one million refugees and displaced persons, in a war fed by corporate interests and weapons.
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Harperism is finally facing the end, and just in time | Oct 19 2015 | Ralph Surette | It's election day and, at last, hope that what has to happen if this country is to recapture its integrity is actually about to happen.
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Justin Trudeau's victory speech was generous, but toughly repudiated Stephen Harper's divisive rule | Oct 20 2015 | David J. Climenhaga | If there are any lessons from last night, they are that politicians underestimate Justin Trudeau – and Canadians generally – at their peril.
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Prime Minister-Elect Justin Trudeau has many promises to keep | Oct 20 2015 | Karl Nerenberg | Progressive voters who gave Trudeau his majority will have to be vigilant and let the new Liberal government know they expect it to keep its promises, starting with electoral reform.
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The federal election can change the lives of Indigenous peoples | Oct 19 2015 | Krystalline Kraus | Ours is a sad history where members of Indigenous communities across Canada weren't even allowed to vote in Canada until the 1960s.
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Why I'm doing all I can to make sure our Nation members vote | Oct 19 2015 | Ken Watts | Ken Watts, vice president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, tells us why he is urging the members of his community to vote in this election.
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Oct 15 2015
Harper's litany of abuses must compel Canadians to fight for change
Many, many people have warned Canada that Harper's time in power has been awful. But what happens when a non-partisan observer starts saying the same thing?
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The real legacy of Stephen Harper
Canada has an international reputation for justice and environmental protection. But do we really deserve it, especially after nine years under the Harper government? Nope!
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Hands off Africa: Canada's 300 years of intrusions exposed
Yves Engler's new book "Canada in Africa" exposes the Canadian government's complicity, and exploitation of, Canadian mines in Africa.

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