Leadership Contest: Charlie Angus and Policy Script

leadership contest: We have to go to Ottawa and fight like hell to restore some equilibrium in the economy.'- Charlie Angus, NDP leadership candidate The stakes were arguably higher then, as the party had rocketed past the Liberals to form the Official Opposition, according to CBC. The front-runners, union leader Brian Topp and Quebec MP Tom Mulcair, were promising fiscal prudence and balanced books. NDP MP Nathan Cullen coined that phrase during the last leadership contest in 2012, a more lively affair when nine hopefuls squared off to replace Jack Layton, all the while pledging to largely stick to the late leader's policy script. This time, MPs Peter Julian and Charlie Angus are the only two who have made their intentions known since the race kicked off last July. Is he in or out Charlie Angus registers for NDP race, but still not sure he wants to be leader Is this the man who could replace Tom Mulcair as federal NDP leader B.C. MP Peter Julian announces NDP leadership candidacy Both Julian and Angus are hoping to capitalize on discontent among some progressive voters over decisions Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made so far, namely the approval of pipeline projects, relatively cozy relations with U.S. President Donald Trump and the government's perceived heel-dragging on Indigenous issues. A rumoured third candidate, Quebec MP Guy Caron, will share his thoughts on the race Monday, while the suave, functionally bilingual Ontario NDP member of the legislature Jagmeet Singh is weighing his options. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.