Mr. Mulcair goes to Washington

The NDP leader pays a visit to Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean and the CBO

<p>NDP leader Thomas Mulcair speaks to party caucus members on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ON Wednesday September 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld</p>

NDP leader Thomas Mulcair speaks to party caucus members on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ON Wednesday September 19, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The NDP leader will be in Washington, DC from Monday through Thursday next week for meetings.

He is scheduled to meet with House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, former chair of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean and Congressional Budget Office director Douglas W. Elmendorf, as well officials from the White House, IMF and World Bank.