OTTAWA — The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership will get their first chance to sell themselves to party members at a forum in Ottawa on Wednesday evening.

The forum is being hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress and will see CLC president Bea Bruske hold one-on-one discussions with each of the candidates.

Documentary filmmaker Avi Lewis, Alberta MP Heather McPherson, union leader Rob Ashton, B.C. city councillor Tanille Johnston and organic farmer Tony McQuail have all been accepted as candidates for the race to replace Jagmeet Singh, who resigned last year after the election.

MP Don Davies is serving as the interim leader in the meantime.

The NDP suffered its worst defeat ever in the April election. It was reduced to just seven seats in the House of Commons and l

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