‘What you’re seeing is people starting to mobilize,’ Angus, Ashton, Julian, Singh, among those expected to run in still-vacant NDP leadership race

With a year to go until a vote, sources say there’s puzzlement among some but little concern overall on the lack of any candidates.

Among those believed to be considering a run at the top NDP leadership race are, from the top left, NDP MPs Charlie Angus, Peter Julian, Niki Ashton, and Ontario NDP deputy leader Jagmeet Singh, and above left, NDP MP Guy Caron. Already confirmed out of the race are former NDP MP Megan Leslie, and current NDP MPs Alexandre Boulerice and Nathan Cullen.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, Chelsea Nash, and from Wikimedia Commons

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 17, 2016

PARLIAMENT HILL—It's been three months and no one has yet entered the race to become the next federal NDP leader, but prospective candidates are sizing up support and potential competitors with one or two expected to announce before year’s end. Five names of likely candidates are currently flo...

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