The battle for the leadership of the NDP is over.
One of the highest-profile figures in the race, Avi Lewis beat four other contenders to replace former leader Jagmeet Singh. He was announced as the party’s new leader at the Winnipeg convention on March 29.
New Democrats voted in the ranked-ballot contest with other candidates including Heather McPherson, Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston and Tony McQuail. The seven-month race came as the left-wing party tried to rebuild from its worst-ever election outcome last year.
To make sense of the results, join the Star’s federal politics reporter Mark Ramzy at 1 p.m. today for a live Q&A session.
He’ll be taking your questions on the new leader, the convention and what lies ahead for the party.
Here’s how to submit questions and join the chat:
- The live Q&A will take place in the comment section below. There is no live stream video. Mark will instead respond to questions by replying to individual comments.
- To ask a question, log into our site or app and submit you query via the comment section. When your question is answered, there will be a button below your comment that says “Show reply.” Click to see the reporter’s response.
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