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.
Joseph John Comartin is a retired Canadian lawyer and politician. He represented the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh as its Member of Parliament (MP) from 2000 to 2015. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),he ran for its leadership in 2003. He called for a return to social democratic policies after the party's drift to the centre during the 1990s,and voiced concerns regarding American influence over Canada's economy and foreign policy. After serving in a variety of leadership roles,he retired from parliament in 2015. From 2018 to 2022 he served as the Consul General of Canada in Detroit,representing Canada in Indiana,Kentucky,Michigan,and Ohio.
Nathan Cullen is a Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Stikine in British Columbia. He has served in the Executive Council of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Water,Land and Resource Stewardship and Minister Responsible for Fisheries.
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),Kwan was elected to the House of Commons in 2015.
Peggy A. Nash is a Canadian labour official and politician from Toronto,Ontario,Canada. She was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Parkdale—High Park electoral district (riding) in Toronto,and was the Official Opposition's Industry Critic. Before becoming a parliamentarian,she worked as a labour official at the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW).
Thomas Joseph Mulcair is a retired Canadian politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2012 to 2017 and leader of the Official Opposition from 2012 to 2015. He was elected to the House of Commons in 2007 and sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Outremont until 2018.
Bruce Eriksen was an artist,social activist and founder of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA). Eriksen and DERA are recognised for materially improving the lives of residents in the Downtown Eastside (DTES).
Randall C. Garrison is a Canadian politician. Elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election,he represents the electoral district of Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke and is a member of the New Democratic Party. He serves as the party's critic for lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender issues,succeeding former MP Bill Siksay,and for National Defence. Since becoming an MP,he has introduced legislation to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code,return federal environmental protection to the Goldstream River,and lobbied the government to implement an action plan concerning the endangered Southern resident killer whales. A former criminology and political science instructor at Camosun College,Garrison is openly gay and lives in Esquimalt,British Columbia,with his partner,Teddy Pardede.
The New Democratic Party is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,the party occupies the centre-left of the political spectrum,with a left-wing,democratic socialist faction,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).
The 2011 Canadian federal election was held on May 2,2011,to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 41st Canadian Parliament.
This article covers the history of the New Democratic Party of Canada.
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19,2015,saw the Liberal Party,led by Justin Trudeau,win 184 seats,allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
Edward Charles Kennedy Stewart is a Canadian academic administrator and politician who served as the 40th mayor of Vancouver from 2018 to 2022. He previously was the member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby—Douglas (2011–2015) and Burnaby South (2015–2018),serving in the House of Commons as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
Ruth Ellen Brosseau is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Berthier—Maskinongéin the House of Commons from the 2011 federal election until her defeat in 2019. She is a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Charmaine Borg is a Canadian politician who served as the New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament for the riding of Terrebonne—Blainville in Quebec from 2011 to 2015.
Sana Hassainia is a Tunisian born Canadian politician. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election as the New Democratic Member of Parliament for Verchères—Les Patriotes. She left the NDP caucus on August 20,2014 as the result of a dispute with NDP leader Thomas Mulcair's position on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and completed her term as an Independent MP.
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.
Brian Topp is a Canadian political strategist,union leader,and writer and was formerly chief of staff to former Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. He was the runner-up for the federal leadership of the New Democratic Party (NDP) during its 2012 leadership vote,finishing behind Tom Mulcair. He has been president of the federal New Democratic Party,and was the Director of Information Services at ACTRA and the Executive Director and CEO of ACTRA Toronto. He also served as deputy chief of staff to Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow.
Murray Rankin is a Canadian lawyer,politician and public law expert who serves as British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation. A member of the New Democratic Party,Rankin represents the riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Rankin previously served as the federal Member of Parliament for Victoria from 2012 to 2019,with senior roles including Justice and Attorney General Critic,Health Critic,and NDP House Leader. From 2019 to 2020,Rankin was head of Canada's National Security and Intelligence Review Agency (NSIRA),overseeing all national security and intelligence activities carried out by the Government of Canada. Previously,he was a professor of law at the University of Victoria,where he taught environmental and administrative law.
