Scarborough Southwest has gone back to its Liberal ways.
In 2011, the NDP’s Dan Harris was able to edge the Liberals to become Scarborough Southwest’s member of parliament. This time around he didn’t have the same luck, but he doesn’t feel that reflects his work.
NDP candidate Laura Casselman finished a distant third in Scarborough-Guildwood but her family has no doubt “she’ll keep going.”
In his defeat Monday night in Scarborough Southwest, the incumbent called on the victorious Liberal candidate to address constituents’ needs. Nationally, the Liberals won a majority government and, according to CBC’s Canada Votes site, Bill…
Canada’s new immigration point system, set to come into effect May 4, 2013, drew criticism from some New Democrats during a language and culture celebration in Toronto. At a Wednesday (Feb. 20) celebration of International Mother Language Day, hosted by NDP MP Matthew Kellway (Beaches-East York), some NDP politicians expressed concern over planned changes to federal immigration policy.
One $100 cheque a month for childcare isn’t enough for families, according to Scarborough Southwest Liberal candidate Michelle Simson.
Scarborough Southwest’s federal Conservative candidate Gavan Paranchothy has denied any connection to the Tamil Tigers. The organization was listed as a terrorist group by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government in 2006.