Steve Ashton vows to reinvest in community hospitals and rebuild the Manitoba NDP in rural Manitoba if he's elected leader of the party. "For the Manitoba NDP not to have a single MLA in rural Manitoba, that's a real priority for me," he said. Endorsements for AshtonInterim NDP leader Flor Marcelino spoke at the event, endorsing Ashton for the leadership. "Steve and I have different visions for the NDP," Kinew said in a written statement emailed to CBC news by a spokesperson. The deadline for candidates in the NDP leadership campaign to file is July 15.

Source: CBC News June 28, 2017 16:13 UTC