NDP Convention Targets Inequality, as Contentious Planks Threaten to Steal Spotlight

NDP Convention Targets Inequality, as Contentious Planks Threaten to Steal Spotlight
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 8, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Inequality is fast shaping up to be a key focus of the federal NDP policy convention as thousands of New Democrats prepare to gather online this afternoon to kick off the three-day event.

Party members cast their votes recently to whittle down hundreds of proposed resolutions into a short list whose top policies include a $15 federal minimum wage and a call to “abolish billionaires” and for-profit long-term care.