Federal NDP candidates make final appeal ahead of leadership vote
HAMILTON — The four federal NDP leadership hopefuls had one last chance Sunday to make their case to party voters before balloting begins to select a replacement for outgoing leader Thomas Mulcair.
And all four said they are the candidate to unseat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, Quebec MP Guy Caron and Ontario MP Charlie Angus and Ontario legislature member Jagmeet Singh took part in a leadership showcase Sunday at a caucus retreat. Each candidate had 22 minutes to present their plan for the federal party and all kept their verbal barbs targeted at Trudeau’s Liberals, not each other.
Singh, the perceived frontrunner, pitched himself as the candidate who can square off against Trudeau to win in 2019.