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I think it's dif- coPy and sTyle ediTor In an NDP leadership campaign ficult for people who are immersed Britt Embry » [email protected] where disagreement has been rare in party politics to realize, but peo- PhoTo ediTor and debate uncharacteristically ple care about issues more than Dylan Hewlett » [email protected] tame, Nathan Cullen is committed they care about parties, generally to shaking things up. speaking. I'm a proud New Dem- news assignMenT ediTor The 39-year-old has been a mem- ocrat but I also believe that we're at Ethan Cabel » [email protected] ber of Parliament for the British our best when we work with oth- news ProdUcTion ediTor Columbia riding of Skeena-Bulkley ers. So why not work with others Matt Preprost » [email protected] Valley since 2004 and prides him- to get something done? self on being the only NDP lead- arTs and cUlTUre ediTor Nicholas Friesen [email protected] ership candidate who has beaten a And how would this work on the » Conservative at the riding level. ground, in terms of its structure? coMMenTs ediTor Cullen, who operated a small There's two essential pre-condi- Trevor Graumann » [email protected] business before entering politics, tions. One is that it is a Conser- lisTings co-ordinaTor has proposed a controversial coop- vative held seat. The other is that Kent Davies » [email protected] eration strategy with the Liberal local New Democrats agree to hold and Green parties, whereby joint a joint nomination meeting (with CAMPUs BEAT REPORTER nominations will be held to select the Liberals and Greens). It is not Amy Groening » [email protected] only one progressive candidate in a decision made by the party brass, BEAT REPORTer ridings where there is a Conserva- it's made by the people who know Justin Luschinski » [email protected] tive incumbent. the riding best and those are the For the last several weeks, The people on the ground. BEAT REPORTer Carson Hammond [email protected] Uniter has been interviewing NDP Supplied » leadership candidates in the lead- In your interview with the NDP leadership candidate nathan cullen believes in electoral cooperation between the BEAT REPORTer up to the March 23-24 leadership Toronto Star you mentioned NDP, liberals and the greens. in it, local candidates agree to hold a joint nomination Jenna Friesen » [email protected] that you admire (former Man- meeting in conservative-held ridings, as a way to avoid vote-splitting. convention, to be held in Toronto. ARTs REPORTer itoba premier) Gary Doer's Below is the abridged transcript of Kaeleigh Ayre » [email protected] our interview with Nathan Cullen. approach to NDP politics. How said in this race, that taxing the rich you need an economy that is actu- do you square that more mod- is the solution to all our problems. ally working and we are not add- cUlTURE REPORTER The Uniter: You're the only can- erate approach with some of the It's not true. We can't pay for all the ing value to our natural resources, Aaron Snider » [email protected] didate running on a platform broader progressive reforms pro- services that we need through that which has been since forever the that includes a measure of elec- posed by the federal party, like vehicle, you actually need a healthy foundation of the Canadian econ- CoNTRIBUTORS: toral cooperation with other par- electoral reform and Senate abo- economy and we have plans for a omy. And you see it with these ties. Could you distill your argu- lition? much healthier and greener econ- pipelines, you see it with the raw ments down and describe how Well, the Senate wasn't in Gary's omy and the government can play export of all of our resources. It's aranda adams that cooperation will play out? purview and I think what Gary a productive role in that. a road to nowhere. You can't keep Kaitlyn emslie Farrell I think it would play out very was able to do was establish a lot If the only solution you have is doing it and expect to have a man- derek loewen well. I think it would give us a pro- of that common ground that I see a tax cut, then every problem they ufacturing base if all you are is a erika Miller gressive government in the coun- between people who want to know come to solve with a tax cut. And petro economy. adam Petrash try that would reflect the major- that their government will create it doesn't actually work. I'm one ity of progressive values. I think the a healthy business environment so of the few candidates who was in To read the unabridged transcript chloe ross-rogerson minority government of Stephen people can create private wealth business before politics and I know, of this interview, featuring more of John Van laar Harper is not reflective of who we and jobs and balancing that with without a shadow of doubt, that the Cullen's views on federalism and Peyton Veitch are as a nation and the more and the services that Canadians need. primary thing businesses need are his opinion of the other leadership J. williamez more ideologically conservative You can't simply say, as some have customers. And to have customers candidates, visit www.uniter.ca. BY JENNA FRIESEN The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Q: What do you think of the expansion of shoppers drug Mart Press inc. 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