NDP leadership candidates to give final pitch before party chooses new head | CBC News
The five candidates vying for the NDP’s leadership into the next election will have one final chance to woo members before the party chooses its next leader.
Each candidate will have a chance to address the membership today at the NDP convention in Winnipeg
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The five candidates vying for the NDP’s leadership into the next election will have one final chance to woo members before the party chooses its next leader.
The contenders are: MP Heather McPherson, activist and filmmaker Avi Lewis, union leader Rob Ashton, farmer Tony McQuail and social worker and municipal councillor Tanille Johnston.
Each candidate will have a chance to address the membership on Saturday at the NDP convention in Winnipeg.
Voting officially began a few weeks ago with members able to vote online or by mail, but this is the final day to cast a ballot.
Whoever takes over for former leader Jagmeet Singh will be tasked with pulling the party back from a historically devastating election result which saw only a handful of MPs elected.
CBC News will be streaming the candidates’ speeches online at cbcnews.ca.