By David Baxter The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership met for the first time Wednesday night in Ottawa at a forum hosted by the Canadian Labour Congress. Each candidate was given 10 minutes to introduce themselves to labour leaders and the broader party membership and outline why they should be the next NDP leader. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, conducted interviews with each candidate asking them about their message to workers, why they are running and what their Day 1 priority would be. The friendly event was a lead-in for the first debate between the candidates, which was formally announced for Nov. 27 in Montreal. Rob Ashton Rob Ashton, a 30-year dockworker and president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, said he…
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