US EditionNDP faces ‘Parliament from hell’ without official party status, says former MP
- After winning only seven seats in the recent election, the NDP will resume its presence in Parliament at the end of May without official party status.
- The party lost official status because it did not meet the minimum requirement of 12 members, mirroring the situation after the 1993 election, which was called 'the Parliament from hell' by a former MP.
- Loss of status means the NDP loses privileges like daily question period participation and committee seats, along with significant financial funding tied to caucus size.
- Funding for opposition leaders typically starts at $1.1 million, while Andrew Scheer’s office, for example, has nearly $1.3 million, and experts warn lack of resources creates many challenges for the NDP.
- Interim leader Don Davies commits to an open review of the election result and plans to strategically use the party’s limited balance of power to push the government for real results.
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NDP will face a 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP
The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as "the Parliament from hell."
NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP – Energeticcity.ca
OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election — a time one former New Democrat MP remembers as “the Parliament from hell.” Svend Robinson represented Burnaby, B.C., in the House of Commons from 1979 to 2004. He said the party’s devastating losses in 1993 led to a very challenging time in Parliament. “I remember jumping up and down tryi…
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