Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says he has the money and the signatures he needs to join the federal Liberal leadership race. Speaking in Halifax today to Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey chiefs from across Atlantic Canada, the Indigenous politician from Cape Breton made the announcement as a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for applications loomed in Ottawa.

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Battiste says he has the money, signatures to contest Liberal leadership

Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying he knows he faces steep odds to become Canada’s first Indigenous prime minister.

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Indigenous MP from Nova Scotia submits application for Liberal leadership race

Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says he has the money and the signatures he needs to join the federal Liberal leadership race. Speaking in Halifax today to Mi’kmaq and Wolastoqey chiefs from across Atlantic Canada, the Indigenous politician from Cape Breton made the announcement as a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for applications loomed in Ottawa. […]

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Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste has joined the Liberal leadership race, confirming Thursday that he has submitted the required documents and a $50,000 deposit to the federal party. Battiste is the only First Nations candidate in the race to replace Justin Trudeau, and the first Indigenous candidate ever to be in the running to become prime minister of Canada. Speaking in Halifax Thursday, the Mi’kmaq politician from Cape Breton was surrounded by M…

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