NDP MPs say they’re looking to form next government, despite polls showing them in third place

'I think we keep our eye firmly on the target, which is one Stephen Harper,' Victoria MP Murray Rankin told The Hill Times in an interview. 'I think the people of Canada will understand that we are the better alternative; it’s keeping our eye on that ball that’s keeping us busy today. We’re looking straight ahead.'

PARLIAMENT HILL—NDP Leader Tom Mulcair set his sights on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau as he launched a winter caucus retreat with a campaign style speech that also focused on party election planks, but NDP MPs from across the country said the party has a single target—"one Step...

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