‘The NDP can’t win without Quebec,’ and with four per cent membership there, that’s a problem, say some insiders

But others see an uptick in interest and point to triple the number of members in the province now compared to January.

Leadership hopeful and Quebec MP Guy Caron, the only francophone in the NDP leadership race, speaks to Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh during a debate earlier this year.The Hill Times photography by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

September 6, 2017

Quebec is understood among NDP insiders as a key piece in the party’s path to government, but with only four per cent of members who call the province home, Quebecers will have very little say about who becomes the next NDP leader. Quebec accounts for 4,90...

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