NDP fundraising plunge stirs leadership talk under Mulcair

The NDP’s governing national council has a meeting scheduled for May 15, The Hill Times has learned, where the topic of scheduling a leadership election is expected to be high on the agenda.
The first quarter fundraising results could signal unease over the lack of solid leadership, after outgoing leader Tom Mulcair (pictured) received only 48 per cent support at the NDP convention in April. The Hill Times Photograph by Jake Wright
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BY TIM NAUMETZ
May 5, 2016

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