Decked out in orange gear and pins, hundreds of people gathered at the NDP convention, where leader Jagmeet Singh is set to take the stage Saturday afternoon.
The conventionº¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù™s second day opened in Hamilton with more than 950 delegates in attendance, almost doubling the previous daysº¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù™ attendance.
Singh, who has been head of the federal NDP since 2017, is also to face a mandatory leadership review º¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù” his first since the 2021 election.
At the last convention held in April 2022, 87 per cent of delegates voted against triggering a leadership race.
The vote is expected to follow Singhº¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù™s speech.
The New Democrats are also set to debate the war between Israel and Hamas at their convention.
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Several emergency resolutions that address the Middle Eastern conflict condemn the attacks by Hamas militants, while one calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
With just 30 minutes for delegates to debate the resolutions, not all of them are expected to be discussed.
However, a resolution thatº¦Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù™s been given top priority calls for the party to pull out of the confidence-and-supply deal with the Liberals, unless the governing party commits to a universal and entirely public pharmacare program.
The Canadian Press