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NDP Government and Official Opposition

election campaign: At the same time, Alberta elected an NDP government, according to Rabble. In the lead-up to the aforementioned longest election campaign ever we saw what is now our former government drawing on racist rhetoric and action and fiscal showmanship in an attempt to retain power. Canada longest-ever election campaign resulted in a Liberal majority, significant losses of NDP seats, and the Conservatives as the Official Opposition. No luck for them. There were new developments in social justice, environmental, and labour movement collaborations, and victories for many workers across Canada. There widespread resistance to C-51 , and a growing awareness of the Syrian refugee crisis which has culminated with our government accepting thousands of refugees and struggling to resettle them quickly. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.