Does the NDP need a miracle? It needs two
Since Pierre Poilievre is riding high in the polls and his party’s war chest is bursting, does anyone seriously believe the NDP, with its relatively meagre resources, has the firepower to effectively degrade the Tory leader’s brand? Nope.
Liberals risk ‘intense criticism’ from Conservatives if pharmacare grows federal deficit, says pollster Bruce Anderson
Recent reports from the Parliamentary Budget Office found that a universal pharmacare program could cost both provincial and federal governments $11.2-billion in its first year, while the federal deficit is already projected to grow to $46.5-billion next year.
‘Organizing to win’: why the NDP thinks the next election will be different
The federal NDP is focused on lessons from recent successful election campaigns, on-the-ground organizing, and reminding Canadians they are responsible for dental care, while hoping to also claim responsibility for a new pharmacare program.
NDP heading back to Ottawa with questions for Prime Minister Trudeau on ‘why he’s not standing up for international law’ in Gaza
‘If Canada truly believes in international law, we call it out every time it’s broken. It doesn’t matter the context,’ says NDP MP Heather McPherson.
Singh refuses to say if he will break supply-and-confidence deal with Liberals over pharmacare
New Democrats unanimously endorsed a resolution Saturday evening that would see the party ‘publicly declare’ that continued support for the government through its supply-and-confidence agreement ‘is contingent’ on ‘universal, comprehensive and entirely public pharmacare.’ But minutes after the resolution passed, Jagmeet Singh would not say whether he would back out of the deal if the NDP doesn’t get what it wants.
Not everyone confident in Singh’s leadership as he tries to find a winning message
‘Poilievre is really breaking in with a lot of young people and we just, we aren’t countering it well,’ said one youth delegate who voted in favour of a leadership convention.
‘Hope not hate’: NDP positions Pierre Poilievre as key opponent as they start convention with an eye to next election
Senior NDP officials said the party gets a better response when it’s in a ‘blue-orange fight.’
NDP huddle comes at a pivotal moment for the Left
The federal policy convention is an opportunity to publicly project the NDP message at a time when there is an urgent need for Canadians to hear from the party.
Convention a key rallying point for NDP faithful
Policy debates and resolutions are the beating heart of conventions, and the excitement from connecting with like-minded party members can inspire a new generation of leaders.
Expect ‘wild, woolly, and unruly’ debates as New Democrats reunite in Hamilton for first in-person convention since 2018
With a boost of energy from the recent election of an NDP government in Manitoba, federal New Democrats will spend the weekend in Hamilton fiercely debating policy, the supply-and-confidence deal, and the party’s own future heading into the next election.
