'Listen, the idea of opening up our table, and making us a party that welcomes more people in, is the exact point of that,' McPherson told National Post

OTTAWA — NDP leadership candidate Heather McPherson isn’t backing down from her claim that supporters of the party shouldn’t have to pass an ideological “purity test,” after a fellow NDP MP said she was “appalled” by her use of the term.

“Listen, the idea of opening up our table, and making us a party that welcomes more people in, is the exact point of that,” McPherson told National Post in an interview on Wednesday.

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