NDP confirms five contestants for leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh

OTTAWA — Five candidates have met the final requirements in the NDP's leadership election and will have their names on the ballot when party members choose a new leader for the beleaguered party.
Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson and Tony McQuail met the requirements to run as candidates in the party's election for a new leader.
The leadership race was called after former leader Jagmeet Singh stepped down following his party's brutal defeat in last year's federal e