NDP caucus heads into busy fall sitting with high spirits, despite public opinion polls

NAFTA renegotiations, pension protections, and a private member's bill on upholding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will all be in focus this fall, says NDP House Leader Murray Rankin.

NDP House Leader Murray Rankin, pictured in the foyer outside the House of Commons Chamber, said regardless of who it is, a new federal NDP leader 'will put more wind into the sails of the NDP' this fall. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

September 18, 2017

Despite public opinion polls, spirits are high among the federal NDP caucus heading into the fall sitting, with “excitement” over tripled membership numbers and a soon-to-be elected new leader, and NDP House Leader Murray Rankin says he’s expecting it to be a busy one. “We’ve got exciting...

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