NDP votes not to rule out merger talks

NDP delegates voted against banning merger talks with the Liberal Party. Members rejected the motion 645 to 464 at the NDP’s national convention in Vancouver on Sunday. 

NDP MP Peter Stoffer spoke out against the proposal to ban merger talks with the LPC. He said the NDP should be attracting more Liberals to their side. 

The motion was rejected after two rounds of voting and a standing vote, because the first hand count was not clear.