Orange Crush Wins Toronto-Danforth

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Jack Layton may be gone but the orange crush voters in Toronto-Danforth have on his party remains strong with NDP candidate Craig Scott easily winning Monday’s byelection. Scott received close to 60 percent of the total votes cast, beating Liberal Grant Gordonhandily, more than doubling his rival’s vote total. “It looks like the … [Read more...]

Toronto-Danforth: A Repeat Of The Orange Crush?

The federal NDP are clearly a lot into keeping late leader Jack Layton's Toronto-Danforth seat, as evidenced by this subway platform ad.

Byelections aren't usually the most exciting event in the world of politics, but tonight's is particularly noteworthy because it looks to replace the seat of former NDP leader/savior Jack Layton. As anyone who cares about Canadian politics will recall, the NDP had a historical showing in the last federal election, achieving a record number of … [Read more...]