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NDP’s Turmel vows to sever all sovereigntist ties
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 03, 2011 10:02am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Daniel Leblanc |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 3, 2011 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Nycole Turmel vowed to cut off her remaining ties to the Quebec sovereigntist movement after revelations about her recent affiliation to the federal Bloc Québécois raised a furor over her ability to defend national unity as the interim leader of the NDP.
Ms. Turmel is meeting Canadians from British Columbia to Newfoundland as she takes over from an ailing Jack Layton, but she scrambled on Tuesday to reassure federalists about her commitment to Canada. She confirmed revelations in The Globe and Mail that she cancelled her Bloc membership only in January of this year, and added she will not renew her membership with the sovereigntist Québec Solidaire on the provincial stage.
“I am a federalist,” the rookie MP and Interim Leader of the Official Opposition said in an interview. “I want to reassure people about my allegiance to the NDP, my allegiance to Canadians, and reassure them that we are getting ready for the fall sitting of Parliament to work on their behalf.” |
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