Pharmacare, Quebec, electoral reform among top issues at NDP convention, buzz over new leader

'[It's the] first convention with a new leader and last convention before the [next federal] election, so there’s important stuff that [we] need to establish,’ says former NDP staffer Farouk Karim.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh pictured in the main plenary hall at the launch of the NDP's policy convention in Ottawa, which runs from Feb. 16-18.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 16, 2018

New Democrats from across Canada dove into policy debate on day one of the party's convention in Ottawa on Friday, the last chance before the 2019 election for members to have a say on future platform planks, and along with buzz over new leader Jagmeet Singh, resolutions on pharmacare, electoral re...

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