Galvanizing members, regaining momentum key for NDP at convention to be in fighting shape for 2019: strategists

‘Now is the time to regain that momentum, regain that energy, and to use the convention as a spring board toward 2019,’ says former NDP national director Karl Bélanger.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh greets delegates after his speech at the NDP policy convention in Ottawa on Feb. 17. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 17, 2018

With more than 1,800 New Democrats gathered in Ottawa to debate and help shape future party policies, NDP strategist and former national director Karl Bélanger says a top priority this weekend is to “galvanize” members and regain the momentum that’s flagged since the leadership race. “The ...

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