During the more than 25 years that Svend Robinson represented the people of Burnaby in Parliament, he gained a reputation for being one of most hard working and effective MP’s in Canada’s history. After a 12 yr break Svend is going to run for a seat in Burnaby North Seymour representing the NDP. Host Stuart Richardson speaks to Svend about why he is returning, the NDP policies  on climate change, poverty and housing, electoral reform and foreign policies on Venezuela.