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ELECTION 2015: Federal NDP leader to make campaign stops in Thompson-Okanagan
PENTICTON - The leader of the federal New Democratic Party will bring his campaign machine to the Thompson-Okanagan next week. Tom Mulcair will be making campaign stops in Penticton and Kamloops, according to a media release. A political rally will be held at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre at 273 Power Street on Monday,...
ELECTION 2015: Mulcair set to rally in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents trying to figure out which party they want to support in the upcoming federal election will get a chance to hear from one of the leaders at a rally this week. New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair will be in Kamloops tomorrow, Sept. 1. Mulcair will be speaking at the Rally...
ELECTION 2015: NDP candidate says life’s lessons prepared her well for political challenges
KELOWNA - While the NDP is riding a strong wave of support across much of Canada, some candidates are still finding themselves in tough in their own ridings. Kelowna-Lake Country is one of them. Norah Bowman, a rookie candidate for the NDP, is going after Conservative incumbent Ron Cannan, a three-term Member of Parliament who last election...
ELECTION 2015: Mulcair plans Vernon visit
VERNON - The leader of the NDP will stop in Vernon next week. Tom Mulcair is visiting Tuesday, Sept. 1, to help launch local candidate Jacqui Gingras’ campaign in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding. The public event is happening at Gingras’ office at 3023 30 Avenue starting at noon. Other party leaders Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper...
ELECTION 2015: NDP candidate Bill Sundhu is running for the people of Kamloops and Canada
KAMLOOPS – Bill Sundhu is running for parliament because he feels he owes it to his country. “(Canada) gave somebody from my background a fair chance to get ahead. I had to work hard but I got help up the ladder when I needed it," he says. "I’m concerned that the choices and sacrifices of...
ELECTION 2015: NDP candidate for South Okanagan – West Kootenay predicting tight race
PENTICTON - Penticton-born Richard Cannings thinks this year’s federal election will be a race between the NDP and Conservative parties in the new riding of South Okanagan - West Kootenay. The 61 year old isn’t a stranger to politics, having run as a provincial NDP candidate three years ago. “We did well, but not well...
ELECTION 2015: Getting to know Jacqui Gingras, North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate
VERNON - For North Okanagan-Shuswap NDP candidate Jacqui Gingras, running in the 2015 federal election has been four years in the making. The longtime Okanagan resident committed herself to the task shortly after NDP leader Jack Layton died in 2011. Inspired by his call for all Canadians to consider serving their communities, Gingras stepped up....
Kamloops federal NDP candidate speaks about anti-terror bill
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops federal NDP candidate, lawyer Bill Sundhu, told the audience at the Ayesha Mosque the proposed anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51, will allow the federal government to usurp the charter of rights and freedoms in the name of anti-terror actions. Sundhu was invited by the Islamic Association of Kamloops to speak to the congregation...
Former NDP candidate running for council
KELOWNA – A controversial former NDP provincial candidate announced her return to Kelowna politics Tuesday. Dayleen Van Ryswyk says she will run for a seat on Kelowna Council in the upcoming November municipal election. Van Ryswyk, a former NDP candidate for the Kelowna-Mission riding, was forced out of the race after comments about First Nations...
Sundhu to represent federal New Democrats in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding
KAMLOOPS – This Saturday, New Democrats will welcome Bill Sundhu as the party’s Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidate for the 2015 federal general election. Sundhu announced his candidacy on July 11 after hearing concerns from Kamloops community members and deciding to change the current government's "cynicism and coarseness" which he says is diminishing Parliament. After previous experiences as a...
Former Kamloops judge seeks return to justice with NDP nomination
KAMLOOPS – Calling the Harper government “ruthless, arrogant and out of touch,” Kamloops lawyer Bill Sundhu made his pitch for a federal New Democratic Party nomination in a press release this morning. Sundhu cited several issues Canadians face - saying they are either “ignored or trivialized or worse – belittled.” He cites climate change, heath...