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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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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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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.
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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It's Election Day! Here are 20 things to think about | Oct 19 2015 | rabble staff | As you prepare to go to the polls, maybe you want to be reminded of the other parts of the campaign? They seem so long ago, but rabble.ca has got you covered here.
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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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Where were the 'good Conservatives,' prepared to speak against their party's race-baiting tactics? | Oct 19 2015 | David J. Climenhaga | Picking victims to drum up votes: This is a problem that's become bigger than just Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and only Conservatives can get their own house in order.
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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Young people: Vote like a geezer and change Canada's future | Oct 19 2015 | Armine Yalnizyan | An eleventh-hour message to voters aged 18–30: in this election, you've got the power.
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Go vote | Oct 19 2015 | Brent Patterson | The 2011 election's low voter turnout only benefited the Conservatives. Let's ensure those numbers are much higher this election.
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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This election may prove there's a limit to Canada's regard for the NDP | Oct 19 2015 | Gerry Caplan | Many Canadians seemed somewhere between reconciled to and delighted with the prospect of an NDP government. Then they weren't.

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NDP would work with either LPC or CPC in minority. terrytowel said... NDP candidate Andrew Thomson suggests on CPAC this AM that the NDP might work w a Conservative...
The Globe and Mail's election endorsement turns them into a laughingstock bekayne said... The Conservatives have been a big tent party in the past, and they must be once again. Fiscally...
NDP incumbents who get defeated will lose their 80K + severance terrytowel said... That’s because more than five dozen New Democrats have been ordered to repay the House of Commons...
Desmond Cole - NDP Move To The Mushy Middle Disastrous terrytowel said... New Democrats have utterly failed to present a fresh vision for Canada, one that transcends the...
Doug Ford - Justin Trudeau UNFIT For PM Because He Smoked Weed terrytowel said... Trudeau 'totally incompetent' to be PM: Doug Ford He calls Tom Mulcair 'MULCLAIR' Says Trudeau is...
Elizabeth May Daughter Is Taking On NDP Ruth Ellen Brosseau in Berthier—Maskinongé terrytowel said... Elizabeth May daughter Victoria May Burton is waging a campaign to oust NDP Ruth Ellen Brosseau in...
Trudeau's campaign of fear and lies takeitslowly said... Lets go through them:  Justin Trudeau attacked Tom Mulcair for promising cuts but according to...
Local Debates terrytowel said... This is a CRAZY debate that was on Rogers. It was the debate in Beaches-East York with the Liberal...
Prime Minister’s Office ordered halt to Syrian refugee processing mark_alfred said... Prime Minister’s Office ordered halt to refugee processing. Quote:The Prime Minister’s Office...
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Election 2015: Where the parties stand on tax fairness
Taxes have been a key issue in this federal election. Voters have some very different positions to choose from.

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