Marit Stiles holds onto Ontario NDP leadership, says changes needed to defeat Ford

After getting just over two-thirds support in Saturday’s leadership vote, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says she understands the party needs to change if it’s going to win the next election. Stiles received 68 per cent of the votes at the party’s annual convention in Niagara Falls, Ont., held just one week after Bonnie Crombie stepped down as…

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Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its 3 transgender laws: memo

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The internal document sent Sept. 10 by the justice department asks other departments to assemble information as per a directive from Smith’s office to…

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