NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) issued a statement on Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. Nash said that Canada has long outgrown its first-past-the-post system of electing political leaders. Nash added that this approach to democracy is expired, no longer reflecting Canada's multi-party political landscape and uninspired electorate. Nash said that the time has … Read more
NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) released a video on her campaign website that will allow Canadians to get to know her better. Nash said the video presents where she comes from, why she is participating in the leadership race, as well as her passion and experience. The full release is available online.
NDP leadership candidate MP Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) announced a campaign plan to ensure access to early childhood education and childcare for every family in Canada. Nash said that this plan puts early childhood education and childcare back on the federal, provincial and territorial table as an urgent social policy issue. The full release is … Read more
NDP Leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) announced her plan to make Canada a global leader in innovation. Nash said the Conservatives' approach to innovation is that it will just happen without strategic leadership, without promotion, without targeted support to the private sector. Nash said that this approach has failed Canada. Nash said that … Read more
NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) issued a statement on the progress of her leadership campaign. Nash said that it was an honour to speak out on behalf of locked out workers in Alma and London, ON, and temporarily laid-off workers in Quebec City. Nash added she has called publicly for an overhaul … Read more
NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) announced two endorsements for her leadership bid to be NDP leader. Canadian actor, director and writer Sarah Polley has endorsed Nash as well as NDP MP Dany Morin (Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, QC). The full release is available online.
NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale–High Park, ON) has met NDP members and supporters while touring Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. Nash said that she was excited to see support grow across the country for her leadership bid. Nash announced the endorsements of two NDP federal caucus members Denise Savoie (Victoria, BC) and MP Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (Hochelaga, … Read more
During the NDP Leadership debate held in Ottawa, Leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale– High Park, ON) spoke on a new direction for Canada’s economy. University of Toronto political science professor Nelson Wiseman said that Nash was a big winner among the front-runners. The Vancouver Sun said that Nash, the party’s former finance critic, also came out strong … Read more
NDP leadership candidate Peggy Nash (Parkdale-High Park, ON) issued a policy statement entitled "A New Direction for Jobs and Prosperity." In Nash's statement she criticized the economic management of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s (Calgary Southwest, AB) Conservative government and laid out her alternative economic vision for the country. Nash would make it clear to Canadians that … Read more
