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NDP in midst of ‘complete overhaul,’ fixing broken fundraising system Singh inherited: party consultant
By Samantha Wright Allen Sep. 12, 2018
The NDP is far behind the Tories and Grits on fundraising, but its new team says they have a plan that will make the party competitive in 2019.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh isn't to blame for the party's poor fundraising numbers, having inherited a 'terrible situation,' says Josh Bizjak, a fundraising consultant working for the party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
The New Democratic Party’s fundraising program is undergoing “a complete overhaul,” according to its new fundraising consultant, as the party tries to rebound from internal neglect that has the party struggling to build a war chest a year out from the next election.
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