A defeated NDP limps back to Ottawa, confronted with an identity crisis and hopeful to rebuild

Seven surviving NDP MPs are set to return to the House of Commons later this month, reduced not only in number, but in status.The party’s immediate task is to find a new leader to replace Jagmeet Singh, who finished in a dismal third place in his Burnaby Central riding. It will also conduct an internal review to examine how the party did so poorly in the April 28 election.