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NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s public absence since his party was humbled in Monday’s federal election has left party officials scrambling to clear up speculation about his future.

Mulcair has not made any public appearances or spoken with the news media since he delivered a short concession speech after the election, in which the NDP lost dozens of seats across the country and finished third.

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Party officials say he’s staying on as leader.

Mulcair was noticeably absent from Thursday’s service at the National War Memorial in Ottawa to mark the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack at the cenotaph and on Parliament Hill.

Prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, sat next to outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen, during the service, which honoured Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent. Green party Leader Elizabeth May also attended.