'We need to stop shrinking into purity tests and pushing people away'

It’s time for the NDP to become a big-tent party again, said Edmonton-Strathcona MP Heather McPherson as she officially announced her bid for the federal party’s leadership.

McPherson spoke to supporters at La Cite Francophone Sunday afternoon, confirming what has been rumoured for weeks.

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And she was unafraid to address the dichotomy that has plagued the NDP for years. It was a party that’s base was once labour unions and the working class, but saw that erode as the party embraced a number of social and environmental causes. How do you get the logging union to stick with you when the party is seen allying itself with the green movement? How do the workers on the rigs have faith in a party that has

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