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What questions do you have about the future of the NDP?
The federal NDP was nearly wiped off the electoral map in last week's election. Jagmeet Singh stepped down as party leader after the New Democrats dropped to seven seats, and lost its official party status. So where does the NDP go from here? We'll have two guests to take your questions about what's next for the party. Send your questions to cbc.ca/myquestion.
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