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.

If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were to unexpectedly hang up his guns and ride off into the sunset, that might be the miracle Jagmeet Singh’s NDP needs, writes Gerry Nicholls.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

October 26, 2023

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Before the NDP held its policy convention, I firmly believed that, to achieve any kind of success in the next Canadian election, the New Democrats would need a miracle.

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