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Manly candidacy denied: WTF, NDP?

07/03/2014 by the editor 1 Comment

By Alison@Creekside Dear Mid Islanders, Friends and Supporters I would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement for my bid for the nomination to be the NDP candidate for the new federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith. It is with regret that I write to tell you that the federal NDP has refused to […]

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