Mar 27th

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  MPndpMulcair's muted debut as NDP leader comes with no prime minister to spar with - CityNews
  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld The time-worn Sun Tzu axiom may as well have been tattooed on Thomas Mulcair's right hand as he arrived Monday for his first day on Parliament Hill as the leader of the official Opposition. With his sworn political enemy, ... read more
  Mar 27, 2012 7:07 am | citytv.com
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  MPndpMulcair's new inner circle? - Winnipeg Free Press
  While it's unlikely Mulcair will have a new person in place by Thursday, it remains to be seen whether he returns Peggy Nash, the party's former finance critic and one of his leadership rivals to the position. Mulcair could instead choose leadership ... read more
  Also in this article:Craig ScottPeter JulianRobert Chisholm
  Mar 27, 2012 1:21 am | winnipegfreepress.com

Mar 26th

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  MPndpMasse, Comartin unite behind Mulcair - Windsor Star
  ... 2012 6:43 AM WINDSOR, Ont. -- Windsor's NDP duo, MPs Brian Masse and Joe Comartin, insist their party has emerged unified following the lengthy contest that culminated on the weekend with the crowning of Thomas Mulcair as the new leader.and more » read more
  Also in this article:Brian MasseJoe Comartin
  Mar 26, 2012 3:46 am | windsorstar.com
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  MPndpPRESS DIGEST - Canada - March 26 - Reuters
  | March 26 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Thomas Mulcair has taken control of the New Democrats in the ...and more » read more
  Mar 26, 2012 3:41 am | reuters.com
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  MPndpMulcair, Harper allies in plotting Liberals' demise - CBC.ca
  At the pivotal moment a freshly crowned Thomas Mulcair needed to ignite his party faithful and wow the Canadian masses, the NDP's great hope for power delivered a convoluted victory speech with all the passion of phoning for a cab. read more
  Mar 26, 2012 2:09 am | cbc.ca
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  MPndpOutlook is fuzzy for bearded Mulcair - Edmonton Journal
  But with the election of Thomas Mulcair as the NDP's new leader on Saturday, is the electorate ready for a chin-curtain resurgence? According to some Canadian image consultants, we just might be. They key, they say, is to keep it clean and well groomed ... read more
  Mar 26, 2012 12:56 am | edmontonjournal.com

Mar 25th

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  MPndpTop 10 challenges for Mulcair - Montreal Gazette
  Now that he's leader of the NDP, a big task for Thomas Mulcair is to hold together the Quebec and English-Canadian wings of the party, Don Macpherson writes. Andrew Coyne says his first real test will come with Thursday's budget. read more
  Mar 25, 2012 11:48 pm | montrealgazette.com
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  MPndpJohn Ivison: When Thomas Mulcair runs into Western public opinion there will ... - National Post
  But did not back away from his commitment to “internalize” environmental costs to help cure the “Dutch disease” that has, in his view, driven up the value of the Canadian dollar and destabilized the balanced economy of East and West.and more » read more
  Mar 25, 2012 3:21 pm | fullcomment.nationalpost.com
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  MPndpOutlook fuzzy for bearded Mulcair, image experts say - Canada.com
  But with the election of Thomas Mulcair as the NDP's new leader on Saturday, is the electorate ready for a chin-curtain resurgence? According to some Canadian image consultants, we just might be. They key, they say, is to keep it clean and well groomed ... read more
  Mar 25, 2012 3:07 pm | canada.com
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  MPndpNDP leadership: NDP cheers greet new leader Thomas Mulcair - Toronto Star
  Bruce Campion-Smith and Joanna Smith Ottawa Bureau Related NDP makes the right bet on Mulcair Hébert: The allure of power proved irresistible Walkom: Will Mulcair's NDP back Air Canada strikers? It should How Thomas Mulcair won the NDP leadership ... read more
  Also in this article:Nathan Cullen
  Mar 25, 2012 3:04 pm | thestar.com
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  MPndpMacpherson: Mulcair faces a test to unite NDP's English and French wings - Vancouver Sun
  And now this becomes Thomas Mulcair's problem. The first task of a new leader chosen in a contested leadership campaign is to reunite the party. Mulcair, the new leader of the NDP, was the first choice of only 30 per cent of the members of his party ... read more
  Also in this article:Peggy NashAlexandre Boulerice
  Mar 25, 2012 1:28 pm | vancouversun.com
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  MPndpNiki Ashton ready to move on after NDP leadership loss - CBC.ca
  Manitoba NDP MP Niki Ashton says she feels good about the effort she and her campaign team put into seeking the party's leadership, even though she lost. Ashton, the member of Parliament for Churchill, had spent the last few months running against six ... read more
  Also in this article:Thomas Mulcair
  Mar 25, 2012 10:27 am | cbc.ca
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  MPndpQueen stuns newlyweds by crashing their wedding - Toronto Star
  SEE VIDEO, STORY Email Print Add to Favourites Report an error Rss Top Stories: Feschuk: Why the Maple Leafs are taking less shots New leader Thomas Mulcair speaks of unity and continuity at NDP caucus Canada, Japan agree to enter negotiations for ...and more » read more
  Mar 25, 2012 10:09 am | thestar.com
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  MPndpStriking library workers plan 'read-in' demonstration and picket in Toronto - Toronto Star
  Email Print Add to Favourites Report an error Rss Top Stories: Feschuk: Why the Maple Leafs are taking fewer shots New leader Thomas Mulcair speaks of unity and continuity with NDP caucus Canada, Japan agree to enter negotiations for free-trade deal ...and more » read more
  Mar 25, 2012 10:06 am | thestar.com
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  MPndpNew leader Thomas Mulcair speaks of unity and continuity with NDP caucus - Toronto Star
  Joanna Smith and Bruce Campion-Smith Ottawa Bureau Related NDP makes the right bet on Mulcair Hébert: The allure of power proved irresistible Walkom: Will Mulcair's NDP back Air Canada strikers? It should How Thomas Mulcair won the NDP leadership ... read more
  Also in this article:Nycole TurmelNathan CullenGuy CaronAlexandre Boulerice
  Mar 25, 2012 9:56 am | thestar.com
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  MPndpNewly elected NDP leader Thomas Mulcair gets hero's welcome from caucus - 680 News
  Newly-elected NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair answers a question during a break in a party meeting in Toronto on Sunday, March 25, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young TORONTO - The newly elected leader of the federal New Democrats is spending his first day ... read more
  Mar 25, 2012 8:59 am | 680news.com
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  MPndpThe science behind planetary exploration - Toronto Star
  Email Print Add to Favourites Report an error Rss Top Stories: Feschuk: Why the Maple Leafs are taking less shots New leader Thomas Mulcair speaks of unity and continuity at NDP caucus Canada, Japan agree to enter negotiations for free-trade deal ...and more » read more
  Mar 25, 2012 8:52 am | thestar.com
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  MPndpNDP's beard-bearing Mulcair hopes to lead with chin, break new political trail - Winnipeg Free Press
  All but unremarked upon in the NDP's agonizingly slow — and consequently much-analyzed — choice Saturday of Montreal MP Thomas Mulcair to lead Her Majesty's loyal Opposition has been his facial hair. As a putative prime minister-in-waiting, ...and more » read more
  Mar 25, 2012 7:29 am | winnipegfreepress.com
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  MPndpMulcair wins NDP leadership race - Sault Star
  By choosing Thomas Mulcair, 57, over Brian Topp, 51, New Democrats are counting on the Montreal MP to show the gains made last year in Quebec, where the party won 59 of its 103 seats, were not a "Bon Jack" fluke. Besides trying to heal the wounds ... read more
  Mar 25, 2012 7:24 am | saultstar.com
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  MPndp'Bureaucratic delays' keep Omar Khadr in Guantanamo - Toronto Star
  Officials say his limbo status is the result of bureaucratic delays in processing his application to transfer, especially within the Canadian government. “He's ready to go home,” said Lt. Col. Jon Jackson of the Army, Khadr's military lawyer.and more » read more
  Mar 25, 2012 6:46 am | thestar.com

Mar 24th

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  MPndpCity of Toronto union talks: City news conference abruptly cancelled - Toronto Star
  Email Print Add to Favourites Report an error Rss Top Stories: Thomas Mulcair elected new leader of the NDP NDP makes the right bet on Mulcair Hébert: For NDP voters, the allure of power proved irresistible Walkom: Will Mulcair's NDP back Air Canada ...and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 10:48 pm | thestar.com
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  MPndpCanada and Japan have agreed to enter free trade talks. - Castanet.net
  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn A lengthy, second round of voting failed to crown a winner Saturday in the NDP leadership race, but it pushed front-runner Thomas Mulcair closer to the magic number by giving him 38 per cent of the vote. Peggy Nash ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Niki AshtonLisa RaittThomas MulcairNathan CullenPaul DewarOlivia Chow
  Mar 24, 2012 10:22 pm | castanet.net
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  MPndpMulcair wins NDP leadership - The Sudbury Star
  By QMI By choosing Thomas Mulcair, Bob Rae must be livid knowing that Mulcair is going to turn the NDP into a Quebec-centric party and hurt his Liberal party rebuilding efforts in the province. The NDP will kick the crap out of the Liberals especially ...and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 9:04 pm | thesudburystar.com
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  MPndpOutrage, but little shock in James sentencing - Winnipeg Sun
  Compare what happened in Canada to James to what's happening right now in the United States with Jerry Sandusky. The former assistant football coach at Penn State is facing an astounding 460 years in prison — I repeat for emphasis, four hundred and ...and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 8:14 pm | winnipegsun.com
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  MPndpNDP tracking down cyber-vandal who held up cross-Canada voting - Hamilton Spectator
  Jamey Heath, campaign manager for third-place contender Nathan Cullen, said the NDP's chief electoral officer confirmed earlier Saturday that someone was messing with the system. He said he was told “they did isolate it to two — or it may have been ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Peggy NashPaul Dewar
  Mar 24, 2012 8:06 pm | thespec.com
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  MPndpMulcair wins prolonged race for NDP leadership - Canada.com
  TORONTO — Canada's New Democrats have chosen Thomas Mulcair to lead their party at a critical time in its history. The Montreal MP, who has promised to protect the NDP's year-old political beachhead in Quebec, now has the responsibility of leading the ... read more
  Also in this article:Paul DewarPeggy NashThomas MulcairNathan Cullen
  Mar 24, 2012 7:38 pm | canada.com
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  MPndpThe Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs congratulates Thomas Mulcair - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
  TORONTO, March 24, 2012 /CNW/ - The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs congratulates the New Democratic Party for a successful leadership contest, and Thomas Mulcair in particular, as he assumes his new role as the Leader of the Official Opposition.and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:57 pm | digitaljournal.com
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  MPndpLeading opposition party in Canada elects leader - Sacramento Bee
  By ROB GILLIES AP TORONTO -- Canada's opposition New Democratic Party elected Thomas Mulcair as their leader Saturday, months after the country mourned the loss of their previous chief to cancer. The NDP, a union-backed party with socialist roots, ...and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:50 pm | sacbee.com
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  MPndpCanada's New Democrats Elect Thomas Mulcair as New Leader - Bloomberg
  Canada's main opposition New Democratic Party elected Thomas Mulcair, a lawmaker from the French-speaking province of Quebec, as their new leader at a convention in Toronto. To contact the reporter on this story: Theophilos Argitis in Ottawa at ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:48 pm | bloomberg.com
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  MPndpHigh Park residents working plan to rebuild torched castle playground - Toronto Star
  So, after a day of struggle, we all vowed that we'd return the next day with our own screws and that they'd be Robertsons, whose deep square pattern makes them, not just reliable, but among the greatest Canadian inventions. This was a communal decision ...and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:43 pm | thestar.com
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  MPndpNDP leadership convention: Thomas Mulcair holds on for victory - Vancouver Sun
  TORONTO — Canada's New Democrats have chosen Thomas Mulcair to lead their party at a critical time in its history. The Montreal MP, who has promised to protect the NDP's year-old political beachhead in Quebec, now has the responsibility of leading the ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:40 pm | vancouversun.com
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  MPndpNDP leadership: Nathan Cullen the loser who gained the most - Toronto Star
  Richard J. Brennan National Affairs Writer Nathan Cullen went from a campaign started on a shoestring to running with the big dogs in the race for leader of the federal New Democratic Party. The 39-year-old father of twins bucked the odds to place ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:40 pm | thestar.com
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  MPndpMulcair's NDP will be different — how different, no one knows - Ottawa Citizen
  By Nelson Wiseman, The Ottawa Citizen March 25, 2012 7:16 AM With Thomas Mulcair taking the reins of the NDP, the dynamics in Parliament, in the party, and in the land, will change. Thomas Mulcair is the unlikeliest leader that the NDP and its ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:29 pm | ottawacitizen.com
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  MPndpNDP Leadership: Paul Dewar unable to overcome doubts over French ability - Toronto Star
  Josh Tapper Staff Reporter Despite high hopes that he could overcome much-criticized French language skills and win over Quebec voters, Paul Dewar's NDP leadership campaign came to a grinding and disappointing halt after the first ballot Saturday. read more
  Also in this article:Craig Scott
  Mar 24, 2012 5:36 pm | thestar.com
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  MPndpNDP leadership candidates refuse to cross floor - CP24, Canada
  Three candidates dropped out after the first ballot -- Churchill MP Niki Ashton, Ottawa MP Paul Dewar and NDP riding president Martin Singh. After the second ballot, Parkdale MP Peggy Nash was eliminated and then in the third round, Skeena-Bulkley ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Olivia ChowPaul DewarRathika SitsabaiesanPeggy Nash
  Mar 24, 2012 5:17 pm | cp24.com
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  MPndpNDP leadership: Peggy Nash's push for compromise and unity falls flat - Toronto Star
  She was eliminated from the second round at Saturday's convention after securing only 16 per cent of the vote — leaving Montreal MP Thomas Mulcair, party strategist Brian Topp and British Columbia MP Nathan Cullen in the race to the finish. read more
  Also in this article:Nathan CullenPeggy Nash
  Mar 24, 2012 4:27 pm | thestar.com
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  MPndpAttempted cyber-attack holds up cross-Canada voting for next leader of NDP - Hamilton Spectator
  Jamey Heath, campaign manager for third-place contender Nathan Cullen, says the party's chief electoral officer has disclosed the problem to the three remaining camps in the race. Party officials would say publicly only that the system was overwhelmed ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 3:40 pm | thespec.com
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  MPndpMulcair nearly there: NDP favourite takes 43.8 per cent in third-round vote - Global Edmonton
  NDP leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair reacts to the results during the NDP leadership convention in Toronto on Saturday, March 24, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn TORONTO - A third ballot has failed to push the front-runner across the finish line ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 3:40 pm | globaltvedmonton.com
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  MPndpMulcair nearly there: NDP favourite takes 43.8 per cent in third-round vote - Global Winnipeg
  NDP leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair reacts to the results during the NDP leadership convention in Toronto on Saturday, March 24, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn TORONTO - A third ballot has failed to push the front-runner across the finish line ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 3:32 pm | globalwinnipeg.com
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  MPndpPaul Dewar's leadership dreams crushed after first ballot - Edmonton Journal
  TORONTO - Paul Dewar's hope for leadership of the New Democratic Party came to a speedy end Saturday morning when he gave up following the first ballot after garnering little more than seven per cent of the vote. In third place behind front-runners ...and more » read more
  Also in this article:Niki AshtonPeggy NashDennis Bevington
  Mar 24, 2012 12:05 pm | edmontonjournal.com
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  MPndpMulcair remains on top of NDP leadership race - CBC.ca
  Toronto MP Peggy Nash finished fourth on the second ballot and was automatically dropped from the next round, while second-place finisher Brian Topp and third-place Nathan Cullen remained in the race. "I wish we could have taken this to the very last ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 11:33 am | cbc.ca
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  MPndpThomas Mulcair remains in the lead, but short of victory - Canada.com
  By Mark Kennedy and Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News March 24, 2012 2:02 PM New Democratic Party leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair walks on stage before speaking at the 2012 NDP Leadership convention at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) in Toronto ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 11:06 am | canada.com
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  MPndpNDP leadership goes down to the wire - London Free Press
  BC MP Nathan Cullen finished last on the third ballot and was automatically dropped. He said his supporters were free to vote for either of the remaining two candidates. Mulcair won 43.8% of support after a day of delays and confusion while Topp took ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 7:55 am | lfpress.com
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  MPndpMulcair moves closer to NDP crown; Nash eliminated on second ballot - Global Toronto
  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn TORONTO - Thomas Mulcair positioned himself to win a war of voting attrition Saturday afternoon en route to the NDP crown and the role of leader of Her Majesty's loyal Opposition. A lengthy, second round of voting pushed ... read more
  Also in this article:Paul Dewar
  Mar 24, 2012 7:32 am | globaltoronto.com
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  MPndpNDP's Thomas Mulcair wins first ballot - StarPhoenix
  By Mark Kennedy and Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News March 24, 2012 9:17 AM New Democratic Party leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair, left, arrives with his wife Catherine before speaking at the 2012 NDP Leadership convention at the Metro Toronto Convention ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 7:24 am | thestarphoenix.com
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  MPndpMulcair and Mad Men in morning trends - CBC.ca
  By Community Team This is your daily dose of popular Twitter trends and links from Canada and around the world. Mulcair - one of the perceived front-runners of the NDP leadership race, many judged his speech a disappointment after his entrance took ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 6:43 am | cbc.ca
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  MPndpNDP convention awaits first-ballot results - Calgary Herald
  TORONTO - Thousands of New Democrats at a convention here - and in their own communities across Canada - have cast their votes in the first ballot of the race to choose the party's next leader. After a frenzied day of speeches Friday at the leadership ... read more
  Also in this article:Peggy NashNathan Cullen
  Mar 24, 2012 6:10 am | calgaryherald.com
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  MPndpCoyne: Mulcair's sprint, Nash's dead air, Singh's cartoon - the speeches, reviewed - Windsor Star
  He told with pride of how Shell Canada had been kept from fracking for methane in an area known as the Sacred Headwaters. But even bashing Big Oil could not rouse the crowd to much enthusiasm. Paul Dewar's presentation, by contrast, had a little of ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 4:04 am | windsorstar.com
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  MPndpMulcair extends lead on second NDP ballot - CTV.ca
  Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme brings Canadians live coverage of the events. Watch live unedited sights and sounds from the NDP leadership convention in Toronto. The second ballot results are read with Thomas Mulcair in the lead with ...and more » read more
  Mar 24, 2012 3:43 am | ctv.ca
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  MPndpSupport exists for Cullen's idea of joint Liberal-NDP candidates, poll suggests - Winnipeg Free Press
  TORONTO - Canadians would prefer that New Democrats choose Thomas Mulcair as their new leader, but an idea floated by one of his rivals is gaining traction too, a new poll suggests. The latest Harris-Decima poll, conducted for The Canadian Press, ... read more
  Mar 24, 2012 1:31 am | winnipegfreepress.com

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