John Gilbert Layton was a Canadian academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on Toronto City Council,occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. Layton was the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27,2000,to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 37th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party won a third majority government.
Robert Keith Rae is a Canadian diplomat and former politician who is the current Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations since 2020. He previously served as the 21st premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995,leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party from 1982 to 1996,and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013. Between 1978 and 2013,he was elected 11 times to federal and provincial parliaments.
William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008,representing Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedent ridings in the House of Commons of Canada for the federal New Democratic Party. Following his retirement from federal politics,he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2009 until 2011,representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba,and served as Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader.
Lorne Albert Calvert is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Saskatchewan,from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Riversdale from 2001 to 2009,when he retired. He also served as the MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow from 1986 to 1999.
The 2004 Canadian federal election was held on June 28,2004,to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 38th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin lost its majority but was able to continue in office as a minority government after the election. This was the first election contested by the newly amalgamated Conservative Party of Canada,after it was formed by the two right-of-centre parties,the Progressive Conservative Party and the Canadian Alliance.
Howard George Hampton is a politician who was a member of Provincial Parliament for the province of Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario,Canada,from 1987 to 1999 in the electoral district of Rainy River,and from 1999 to 2011 in the redistributed electoral district of Kenora—Rainy River. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party,he was also the party's leader from 1996 to 2009. Hampton retired from the legislature at the 2011 Ontario provincial election and subsequently joined Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP as a member of the law firm's corporate social responsibility and aboriginal affairs groups.
Ralph Edward Goodale is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 19,2021.
The 2003 New Democratic Party leadership election was a leadership election held in Canada to replace New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough,after her retirement. It ended on January 25,2003,with the first ballot victory of popular Toronto city councillor Jack Layton.
Allan Emrys Blakeney was a Canadian politician who served as the tenth premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982. Originally from Bridgewater,Nova Scotia,Blakeney moved to Regina,Saskatchewan,and worked in the province's civil service before running for office with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) under Tommy Douglas. Blakeney became leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1970. Altogether,he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1960 to 1988.
The NDP Socialist Caucus is an unofficial left-wing faction within Canada's New Democratic Party.
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23,2006,to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 39th Parliament of Canada.
George Eamon Park was a Canadian politician and political organizer for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the New Democratic Party. He was elected in the Toronto riding of Dovercourt in 1948.
Anne McGrath is a Canadian political advisor. McGrath was president of the New Democratic Party from 2006 to 2009,National Director of the NDP from 2019 to 2024 and previously from 2014 to 2015,principal secretary to former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley,and as Notley's deputy chief of staff. McGrath is currently serving as the principal secretary to federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in the House of Commons.
The Politics of Saskatchewan relate to the Canadian federal political system,along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a lieutenant-governor,who is the representative of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan;a premier—currently Scott Moe—leading the cabinet;and a legislative assembly. As of the most recent provincial election in 2024,the province is divided into 61 electoral districts,each of which elects a representative to the legislature,who becomes their member,or MLA. In 2024,Moe's Saskatchewan Party was elected to a majority government. Regina is the provincial capital.
The New Democratic Party is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,the party sits at the centre-left to left-wing of the Canadian political spectrum,with the party generally sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
This article covers the history of the New Democratic Party of Canada.
Walter Kenneth (Ken) Bryden was a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation/NDP member of the Ontario legislature from 1959 to 1967,an economist,academic,civil servant and author.
The 2012 New Democratic Party leadership election (NDP),was held March 24,2012,to elect a permanent successor to Jack Layton,who had died the previous summer.
