After 30 years in politics, veteran NDP MP Alexa McDonough announced she'd be leaving federal politics with the call of the federal election. She said it was time for a new generation to tackle the challenges Canada faces. McDonough said she intended to remain active in the social causes that matter most to her -- both in Halifax and on the national scene. (June 2nd marked the 11th anniversary of McDonough's first election to the House of Commons. She led the federal NDP from 1995 to 2003, and in the 1997 election increased the party's seat count from nine to 21, including six MPs from Nova Scotia.)

Date: 2008-06-02
Placeline: HALIFAX, Nova Scotia.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 20 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << many challenges ahead and among them for sure dealing with the horrors of climate change and getting on with what we know can be done and must be done dealing with the growing Prosperity Gap in this city and in this country >>

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