By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News A week after narrowly winning re-election as Nunavut’s MP, Lori Idlout says the New Democratic Party plans to rebuild from its election losses. Idlout was one of seven New Democrats to secure a seat in the April 28 federal election, earning a second term in the House of Commons with a 77-vote lead over Liberal challenger Kilikvak Kabloona. But party leader Jagmeet Singh failed to win his own seat in the Burnaby Central riding. He announced his resignation on election night. Before the election, there were 24 NDP MPs. “Our first conversations have been that of grief with the loss of our friends who were not re-elected, and discussions about how we’re going to rebuild as a party because we still…
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