Party may finally be able to close lid on decades-old Bob Rae bogeyman

For the next two weeks, Bob Rae's role will be that of an observer—instead of frightening apparition—as Andrea Horwath becomes the first NDP leader in a generation who can campaign without the weight of the Rae government on her shoulders.

With Andrea Horwath’s NDP showing continued momentum in the Ontario election, is it time again for the Bob Rae monster to burst out of the bedroom closet at night?Photograph courtesy of George Pimentel

Opinion

BY TIM HARPER

May 28, 2018

TORONTO—"Pink Floyd" and the Clampetts. Rae Days and massive deficits. With Andrea Horwath’s NDP showing continued momentum in the Ontario election, is it time again for the Bob Rae monster to burst out of the bedroom closet at night? Will he do an encore as a scary apparition at the stroke o...

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