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OTTAWA — NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is facing criticism from members of his own party for “embracing” capitalism and promising a balanced budget while refusing to tax the “super-rich.”

Barry Weisleder, chairman of the NDP socialist caucus, said in an interview Friday that under Mulcair’s leadership, the party has been moving further to the right.

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“It’s a continuation of the movement towards conservative policies. It remains a party linked to working people and the working-class organizations in the country. But its leadership and the policies of that leadership continue to embrace the capitalist order.”

Weisleder stressed he wants to see Mulcair win the Oct. 19 election, preferably with a majority government, but his group wants to “shape the agenda” and push the NDP to the left.

“I don’t hear the leader claiming to be leading a left-wing party. I would like to hear that. And I would like to see the policies and actions to back it up.”