{"id":79461,"date":"2016-08-03T07:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=79461"},"modified":"2016-08-03T07:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T11:09:32","slug":"ontarios-cheri-dinovo-quits-federal-ndp-leadership-race-due-health-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/08\/03\/ontarios-cheri-dinovo-quits-federal-ndp-leadership-race-due-health-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario\u2019s Cheri DiNovo quits federal NDP leadership race due to health reasons"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_79463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79463\" style=\"width: 628px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/11002487_1004267139593172_6461069853972255554_n-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79463\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/11002487_1004267139593172_6461069853972255554_n-1.jpg\" alt=\"DiNovo, a member of the Ontario legislature, issued a statement saying she suffered what doctors believe were two small strokes in recent weeks, which she called \u201ca terrifying ordeal.\u201d (Facebook photo)\" width=\"628\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/11002487_1004267139593172_6461069853972255554_n-1.jpg 628w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/11002487_1004267139593172_6461069853972255554_n-1-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DiNovo, a member of the Ontario legislature, issued a statement saying she suffered what doctors believe were two small strokes in recent weeks, which she called \u201ca terrifying ordeal.\u201d (Facebook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TORONTO \u2013 Ontario New Democrat Cheri DiNovo is pulling out of the federal NDP\u2019s leadership race because of health reasons.<\/p>\n<p>DiNovo, a member of the Ontario legislature, issued a statement saying she suffered what doctors believe were two small strokes in recent weeks, which she called \u201ca terrifying ordeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veteran NDPer says she needs to spend the next month or so focusing on her health so she\u2019ll be able to return to the Ontario legislature for the fall sitting.<\/p>\n<p>DiNovo raised eyebrows in June when she announced her bid to replace Tom Mulcair because she didn\u2019t have the $30,000 deposit required of federal NDP leadership candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, she declared herself an \u201cunofficial\u201d candidate for the NDP leadership, and said she would \u201cfight for principles rather than for a position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DiNovo, a United Church minister and advocate for LGBTQ rights, said she\u2019s confident another candidate will step forward who puts principles and values at the forefront of their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so sorry that it cannot be me, but this was never about me anyway,\u201d DiNovo said in her statement Tuesday. \u201cIt is about the principles and values of the brave souls who penned the Regina Manifesto and their legacy that so many still share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Regina Manifesto, signed in 1933, was the program of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which merged with other groups to form the New Democratic Party in 1961.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO \u2013 Ontario New Democrat Cheri DiNovo is pulling out of the federal NDP\u2019s leadership race because of health reasons. 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