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	Nova Scotia New Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After decades in the wilderness the Nova Scotia NDP was revitalized by a competition between its Cape Breton Island and Halifax bases in the late 1960's.
		While she was the only NDP member of the legislature elected in 1981, and had at most a caucus of three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), she raised the party's profile and become a well known advocate for the poor and disadvantaged.
		The youth wing of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is the Nova Scotia Young New Democrats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nova_Scotia_New_Democratic_Party (895 words)

	July 98 - Nova Scotia NDP leader gets hero's welcome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Nova Scotia NDP Leader's charm and humour electrified delegates and led one Ontario newspaper to characterise him as a rock star and conquering hero rolled into one, while some reporters were overheard commenting on his "movie star good looks".
		In Nova Scotia's March 24th election, the NDP captured 19 seats, tying with the incumbent Liberals.
		In fact, Chisholm had tabled a non-confidence motion in the Nova Scotia legislature the day before jumping on a plane to Ontario to attend what is likely to be the last Ontario NDP Convention before Harris calls an election.
	www.web.net /~ondp/nod/july98/html/chisholm.htm (314 words)

	Tories oust Liberals in Nova Scotia election Another debacle for Canada's social democrats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The NDP leadership looked to the elections in Nova Scotia, the home province of federal party leader Alexa McDonough, as a means of reversing the tide of party woes—not only by capturing office, but by using Nova Scotia to showcase a new breed of “pro-business” social democrats.
		The NDP made spectacular electoral gains in Nova Scotia in both the 1997 federal election and the 1998 provincial elections by appealing to popular opposition to the federal Liberals' cuts to Unemployment Insurance and the cuts which both levels of government have made to health care and education.
		Nova Scotia NDP leader Robert Chisholm began the election campaign by denouncing the provincial Liberals for proposing to borrow $600 million over the next three years so as to reinvest in public health care.
	www.wsws.org /articles/1999/jul1999/nov-j29.shtml (1173 words)

	Lifesite : Nova Scotia Election 1999
		It was interesting to note that not one NDP candidate returned the questionnaire, all had to be funneled to the provincial headquarters for response and we are still waiting.
		Please note that on June 8th, 1999 in the House of Commons, the Nova Scotia NDP members voted against the motion supporting the traditional definition of marriage brought forth by Eric Lowther, MP.
		NDP: It is probably safe to assume that because the NDP authored the original injunction, they would continue to support it.
	www.campaignlifecoalition.com /elections/ns99 (1591 words)

	CUPE > Nova Scotia NDP on the move
		The fortunes of Nova Scotia New Democrats, led by former CUPE education rep Robert Chisolm, continue to rise.
		The results reinforce recent opinion pools which have shown the NDP and Liberals in a close race across the province, with the Tories trailing.
		A general election must be called in Nova Scotia by next May at the latest.
	www.cupe.ca /www/News/193 (157 words)

	Nova Scotia NDP Recognizes Labour Independence : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Nova Scotia NDP resolution parallels wording in an April CAW Council resolution that facilitated withdrawal of the CAW from the NDP.
		"The Nova Scotia resolution is a first step in the process of change that is needed in the NDP," said CAW president Buzz Hargrove.
		That the Nova Scotia NDP recognizes and accepts that labour leadership who are also NDP members may, in carrying out the democratically decided positions of their membership, at times be in conflict with NDP objectives and strategic direction."
	press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/792208.html (373 words)

	Elections: part IV, the New Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She was first elected as Nova Scotia's NDP leader in 1980 becoming the first female leder of a recognised Canadian party but was the only New Democrat in the House.
		She was reelected to the Nova Scotia Legislature in 1984, 1988 and 1993.
		The NDP plan to increase federal spending for health care to 25% istead of the 13% low the Liberals have had and will fight the two-tier system that is slowly appearing in Canada.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3586/52125 (423 words)

	History of Nova Scotia, 1998 February
		For calls originating in Nova Scotia to destinations in Canada and the United States, the rate remained the same as before, but for calls made to almost all other countries, the rate was reduced.
		In all regions, a Nova Scotia customer who lost power in 1996 could expect to be without power for a longer period than in 1990, and the duration tends to be longer in Stellarton, Sydney and the western regions.
		Nova Scotia has taken steps, there is a Project Office in place to oversee the government's initiatives in ensuring that systems will cope with that issue but much remains to be done and we are now down to 22 months and it is a fixed deadline, it can't be postponed.
	www.littletechshoppe.com /ns1625/nshist33.html (5824 words)

	CBC - Nova Scotia Votes 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Progressive Conservatives have held on to power in Nova Scotia, but at the cost of two precious seats.
		NDP Leader Darrell Dexter is celebrating the biggest win for his party ever in Nova Scotia.
		NDP Leader Darrell Dexter pledges to work constructively with a renewed minority government.
	www.cbc.ca /nsvotes2006 (133 words)

	NDProgress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The NDProgress conference was organized primarily by a group of Ottawa-area volunteers, with the assistance of fellow party members from Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba and British Columbia.
		The major ideas for reforming the link were basing union representation at convention on the number of NDP members in their ranks, rather than their overall membership; and unpacking and addressing informal links that also invest union leaders with power in the party.
		In any case, it was noted, many activist organizations would not officially join the NDP, even though many of their members might join as individuals, because these organizations feel it is necessary to remain officially non-partisan.
	www.ndprogress.ca /report/page1.html (648 words)

	Straight Goods - Canada's independent, reader supported on-line source of news you can use
		The conference was inspired by Nova Scotia NDP MP Peter Stoffer who, in December, published an open letter to the party calling for a massive overhaul of its structures.
		Many ordinary Canadians see the NDP is to be aloof from the day-to-day concerns of voters, and as a party adept at finding fault with the world but incapable of developing practical, workable solutions to help people improve the quality of their lives.
		The NDProgress conference was a watershed for the NDP because the participants, a broad cross-section of the party's grassroots, reached some consensus on the major questions.
	www.straightgoods.com /item457.shtml (949 words)

	NDP Lac-St-Louis
		Politics seem second nature to Daniel Seamus Quinn—the 20-year-old Concordia student will be running as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the upcoming federal election.
		"Support for the NDP is increasing on a daily basis," Quinn said.
		In early 2003, he initiated the founding of the Lac St. Louis Riding Association of the NDP.
	www.education.mcgill.ca /EDPT200-SB-F04/Devlin/NDP_Lac-St-Louis.html (720 words)

	Nova Scotia Elections
		In the last election, in 1998, the Liberals tied the NDP in seats and became the Government.
		In 1998, the last election in Nova Scotia, the NDP tied the Liberals in seats with 19.
		The NDP will give more money to Education for textbooks, to make sure that students with special needs have the same opportunity as the others and to establish a maximum size of 30 students.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/life_in_canada/22896 (540 words)

	Nova Scotia News
		Nova Scotia MP Michael Savage is still considering returning home to run for the province's Liberal leadership despite renewed excitement over the party's federal chances.
		Nova Scotia has opened an Office of Gaelic Affairs to promote the province's rich Gaelic heritage.
		Now that the wreckage of a long-lost Halifax bomber has been found, a Nova Scotia man is waiting for answers to questions dating back 60 years about his uncle.
	www.topix.net /ca/nova-scotia (840 words)

	FIREFIGHTER CANCER RISK MUST BE RECOGNIZED BY WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Nova Scotia should follow the lead of Ontario and create an automatic assumption that long serving firefighters are more likely to suffer from cancer as a result of their working conditions," says Deveaux.
		Only Ontario makes an assumption that a firefighter with at least 20 years experience and suffers from cancer, got it as a result of his or her working conditions.
		The Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Act already makes a similar automatic assumption for other illnesses, including those related to coal mining.
	www.ndpcaucus.ns.ca /Caucus/News/Feb01/kd_fire_ca.html (262 words)

	Nodice.ca · N.S. · Nova Scotia Provincial Election 2006 · Nova Scotia's Updated Provincial Election Resource
		Nova Scotia Tories and NDP gird for grassroots...
		Tories reiterate promise to pave 2,000 kilometres of...
		Nova Scotia Premier hits rough patch early in election...
	www.nodice.ca /elections/novascotia (1845 words)

	CUPE > Nova Scotia NDP pledge to end P3 schools
		Nova Scotia NDP pledge to end P3 schools
		Jun 30, 1999 08:00 PM Nova Scotia NDP leader Robert Chisholm has promised the P3 method of financing schools will be history under an NDP government.
		We will ensure those funds are used for equal educational opportunity for students all across Nova Scotia,” he said.
	cupe.ca /www/news/64?language=en (194 words)

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		In the 2004 federal election the [Green Party of Canada] candidates in Nova Scotia were: [Katie Boudreau], [David Fullerton], [Seamus Gibson], [Matt Granger], [Michael Marshall], [Chris Milburn], [Rebecca Mosher],[Michael Oddy], [Sheila Richardson], [Kevin Stacey] and [Martin Willison].
		One page there of particular interest is City as Art, a draft position paper used by Michael Oddy of the GPC to explain the long-term Green vision for the intersection of urban policy and arts policy.
		Many environmental groups in Nova Scotia and elsewhere in Atlantic Canada and New England are doing amazing work, much of which is appropriate to our communities, and they will all be invited to contribute to this project.
	www.seedwiki.com /wiki/sustainable_nova_scotia (1391 words)

	NSGEU hoping for NDP victory in Nova Scotia election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Halifax—The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE) is hoping that the New Democrats win the three-way campaign now under way in the province.
		The NDP is the only party that openly supports the interests of working people, says union president Joan Jessome.
		If the NDP cannot win on Aug. 5, and it comes down to a choice between the Conservative government of Premier John Hamm, and the opposition Liberals, led by Danny Graham, Jessome says public employees would be marginally better off if the Conservatives win another term.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/44/293.html (360 words)

	Mat Whynott-NDP Candidate for Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
		Report of the NDP members of the Public Accounts Committee concerning certain economic development loans During March 2006, the Public Accounts Committee held four hearings concerning loans from the Industrial Expansion Fund to two private businesses.
		Dartmouth, NS— At a post-debate breakfast to thank volunteers and show support for local candidates, NDP Leader Darrell Dexter reaffirmed his commitment to delivering a better deal for families and to continue to hold the Conservatives accountable for their seven years of broken promises.
		Dexter said while continuing to travel around the province to support the NDP plan for today’s families, he will continue to press the Conservatives to answer for their record, questions the Conservative Leader refused to answer during Thursday’s debate.
	www.matwhynott.ca (849 words)

	CNEWS Nova Scotia NDP to introduce bill to protect reservists' jobs
		Nova Scotia NDP to introduce bill to protect reservists' jobs
		HALIFAX (CP) -- Nova Scotia's NDP leader wants the province to protect reservists' jobs when they serve in the Armed Forces.
		The NDP bill would also allow the Labour Department to investigate violations of the law.
	www.canoe.ca /AtlanticTicker/CANOE-wire.NS-NDP-Reservists.html (137 words)

	NDP rides the Nova Scotia wave (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It's that revolution that resulted in the election of six NDP MPs from the province to the House of Commons in June, including party leader Alexa McDonough.
		Bylections were held in four provincial ridings in Nova Scotia Tuesday, including Cape Breton North, where Premier Russell MacLellan battled for a seat with NDP candidate Archie MacKinnon.
		The NDP presence in the Nova Scotia legislature is now a modest four seats, but this matches their historic record of provincial representatives.
	www.carleton.ca /jmc/cnews/07111997/n6.html (604 words)

	The Commonwealth Journal \| Vol 66 Issue 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		NDP candidate Graham Mickleborough finished a disappointing third in the June 19 Weyburn-Big Muddy by-election.
		The views expressed in articles or letters do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Saskatchewan NDP, its executive or its policies as determined by the members of the Saskatchewan NDP through the annual convention.
		All members of the Saskatchewan NDP receive The Commonwealth as part of their membership fee ($10/yr).
	www.saskndp.com /cw/66.3 (382 words)

	Save Our Sundays Retail Workers
		Nova Scotia has joined Ontario in protecting its workers from having to work Sundays.
		Check out the Labour Standards Division Nova Scotia for the latest on refusing Sunday work.
		Not only has Nova Scotia adopted new rights to refuse Sunday work but our labour codes has also been updated for the better.
	members.tripod.com /~saveoursundays/retailworkers.html (1142 words)

	Links to Politics Parties Interest Groups in Nova Scotia
		It wants to hear from Nova Scotians of all walks of life so they can help shape the future of the province.
		Highway7 E-zine, a publication of Hatch Media, is an electronic journal with a focus on commercial, historical, cultural and ecological issues concerning the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia in Canada.
		With Highway7.com, our primary aim is to serve, inform and reflect the rural communities on the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia, as well as to acquaint new residents, visitors, tourists, and investors with the special beauty and enormous potential of our region.
	www.highway7.com /links/link-politics1.html (436 words)

	Nova Scotia Canada Volunteerism Initiative Network :: A network for Nova Scotia volunteers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Effectively communicate CVI activities and strategies, the benefits of becoming involved in the Nova Scotia CVI Network and information on volunteerism.
		The Nova Scotia CVI contracted Chaytor Consulting Services Ltd. to conduct an evaluation assessing the level of awareness, confidence and satisfaction of stakeholders with the initiative.
		The National Survey of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations (NSNVO) conducted in 2003 is the first comprehensive study of nonprofit and voluntary organizations in Canada.
	www.novascotianetwork.org /activities.php (294 words)

	Nova Scotia NDP:Darrell Dexter
		Darrell Dexter was elected Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP in 2001.
		It’s why he continues to push for policies that will open up a university education to those who want to reach their potential through higher education.
		Before becoming NDP Leader, Darrell made a name for himself as his party’s health critic and became known as a passionate defender of Nova Scotia’s public health care system and those who access it.
	www.ns.ndp.ca /?id=1 (548 words)

	Nova Scotia Business Journal: Wednesday November 29, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Resource Recovery Fund Board (RRFB) of Nova Scotia will be stepping in to colle...
		Nova Scotians can look forward to broadband Internet service throughout the province by 2010, as well as other steps...
		Under the new legislation, smoking will be banned in all indoor public areas, workplaces and outdoor eating and drinking e...
	www.novascotiabusinessjournal.com /index.cfm?iid=2073 (412 words)

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