NDP leadership race officially underway, but candidacy announcements unlikely until fall

The NDP federal council finalized rules for its 2017 leadership race on June 21, and it’s trying something new.

Outgoing NDP Leader Tom Mulcair speaks to delegates at the party's April 2016 convention in Edmonton, where 52 per cent of members ultimately voted to hold a leadership race. A new leader will be announced by Oct. 29, 2017.The Hill Times photograph by Laura Ryckewaert

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 4, 2016

The NDP leadership race which will last more than a year officially got underway last weekend, though no announcements about candidacies are expected soon. The party is heading into a race that will see its next leader decided in, potentially, a series of votes over the course of the month in Octo...

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