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From the Shop Floor to Parliament Hill: Peter Julian Makes NDP Leadership Case – The Tyee

Former house leader speaks to The Tyee about his goals for the party.

You could say Peter Julian’s office on the sixth floor of Centre Block on Parliament Hill is well worn.

The walls are adorned with a collage of posters and pamphlets from various causes, including an aerial photo of central B.C.’s Fish Lake, which was the centre of a controversy over a proposed mine denied by Ottawa in 2014.

A table takes up the bulk of the small waiting room and, in such tight quarters, one can’t help but engage in conversation with his parliamentary assistant. A portrait of NDP leader Jack Layton overlooks the melee.

The jam-packed room and its worn, drab floor are reminiscent of that of a particularly overworked guidance counsellor at any high school in Canada.

Read More: https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/02/24/Peter-Julian-NDP-Leadership-Case/

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