Thomas Mulcair is one of the scheduled speakers when the provincial NDP holds its annual convention in the city starting on April 13th.
Mulcair's visit comes as the latest poll puts the federal Conservatives and New Democrats in a statistical dead heat.
The survey carried out by Canadian Press-Harris Decima shows Conservative party support at 34 per cent while the N-D-P is at 32 per cent. The poll is seen as a sign the N-D-P got a boost from Mulcair's election as party leader almost two weeks ago.
The Liberals, meantime, have dropped back to 19 per cent.
