NDP convention ‘one for the ages,’ many eager for vote on Mulcair’s leadership

The NDP’s policy convention will take place April 8 to 10 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, with more than 1,500 party members now registered to attend.

NDP members will vote on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's leadership and analyst Ian Capstick said this week's convention could be 'nearly' as dramatic as the party's 1971 'Waffle convention.'The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

April 4, 2016

More than 1,500 NDP members will attend the party’s policy convention in Edmonton this week to help shape the NDP’s future. Many are eager to see a review vote on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's leadership and there's much talk about the direction of the party and its "soul," after its crushing de...

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