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NDP Leader Mulcair says cops wanted to talk to him about meeting with Vaillancourt

The Canadian PressMay 21, 2013 19:02

OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says he was contacted by the provincial police anti-corruption squad in Quebec to discuss a suspected 17-year-old bribe offered to him. Mulcair says he never reached out to the police himself because he had no proof a bribe was actually being offered at a 1994 meeting with the now-controversial ex-mayor of Laval, Que. Mulcair, who back then was a political rookie seeking provincial office for the first time, said he never looked to see what was in an envelope offered by then-mayor Gilles Vaillancourt.

Federal NDP leader speaks to police 'to help' with Quebec corruption probe

The Canadian PressMay 16, 2013 14:02

The fallout from Quebec's corruption scandals has reached the epicentre of Canada's Parliament, with the federal Opposition leader revealing Thursday he once spoke to police about someone trying to pass him a suspicious-looking envelope. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said he spoke to investigators two years ago about a 1994 meeting with the then-mayor of Laval, Que., who has since resigned in scandal and been slapped with criminal charges. A newspaper report Thursday said Mulcair was offered — and refused — an envelope he believed to have contained cash.

NDP Leader Tom Mulcair meets with Rehtaeh Parsons protesters in Halifax

The Canadian PressMay 4, 2013 12:30

HALIFAX - A gathering of Nova Scotia NDP supporters ended Saturday with the faint sounds of a protest over how the province's justice system has handled the Rehtaeh Parsons case. About 20 protesters could barely be heard chanting and drumming outside the hall in Halifax where federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair delivered a speech to a provincial party preparing for an election. Rehtaeh's family alleges the 17-year-old girl killed herself last month after she was sexually assaulted by four teens and a digital photograph of the incident was shared around her school

Canada won't trade foreign policy for UN Security Council seat: Baird

The Canadian PressMay 1, 2013 16:01

OTTAWA - The ongoing debate about Canada's standing on the world stage was rekindled Wednesday after John Baird admitted Canada won't run again for a spot on the United Nations Security Council. Canada doesn't need a spot on the council to have a place in the world, the foreign affairs minister said Wednesday during a pointed question period exchange in the House of Commons. "Canada's principled foreign policy is not for sale for a Security Council seat," Baird said.

Mulcair pursues documents in allegations of top court misconduct

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 17:31

OTTAWA - Tom Mulcair is pressuring the federal government to disclose documents pertaining to alleged misconduct by two justices during Supreme Court deliberations on the patriation of Canada's Constitution. The NDP leader is urging other parties to join forces in demanding full disclosure after a search by the Supreme Court of its records came up empty late last week. His quest is supported by the Bloc Quebecois but other federalist parties aren't interested.

Canada opposition leader backs free trade with EU

Agence France-PresseFebruary 7, 2013 18:16

Canada's opposition leader Thomas Mulcair on Thursday came out strongly in favor of free trade with the European Union, as negotiators closed in on a deal that would be the country's largest. Mulcair, who is leader of the left-leaning New Democratic Party, said in a speech to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations that he is "enthusiastic about the idea of deepening and increasing" trade ties with the European Union.