MONTREAL - Months after the death of Jack Layton the NDP leadership race is nearing its end.

Candidates met in Montreal on Sunday for the second-to-last debate before a new leader is chosen on March 24.

One of the top contenders for the job is labour official turned MP for Parkdale-High Park, Peggy Nash.

She sat down with Paul Karwatsky to answer the question: is Thomas Mulcair the man to beat?

For the full interview click the video player to the right.