It was a rah-rah atmosphere in Ottawa as Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, B.C. “You’re very well-behaved debaters,” the moderator chimed in after one of many exchanges where candidates acknowledged their full agreement with one another. It happens “when we talk to people.”Generally speaking, candidates saw income inequality and climate change as the two biggest issues facing Canada. One issue that could become a major differentiating factor later on is how candidates will reconcile natural resource development with environmental policies. Candidates universally agreed on the need for the NDP to mobilize its membership and harness social movements.

Source: National Post March 12, 2017 19:52 UTC