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.
New Democrats attend their party’s 2018 convention in Ottawa. There is an opening now for the NDP, as a party of the left, to capture the frustration that so many Canadians feel, writes Peggy Nash.

Frustration and uncertainty are the defining words of our time. The political party that both captures peoples’ anxieties and promises to concretely meet their goals could swing support in a way that might seem unlikely today. The Liberals did this in 2015. Can the NDP pla...

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