NDP needs to go ‘back to the drawing board’ on election strategy or face further drop in the polls, say pundits

The NDP leader presents himself as a boxer 'fighting' for Canadians in a new ad, but caucus could be facing an electoral knockout, says former NDP strategist Matt Chilliak.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he 'won't back down' in the party's first 'pre-election' advertising campaign released on Feb. 24, which the party says will begin airing on TV screens by the end of the week. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube

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BY STUART BENSON

February 26, 2025

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he and his party have no “plan B” in the next election other than winning, but with his party slipping closer to single digits in the polls, strategists say he needs a better plan than to just go down swinging.

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