NDP identity crisis calls for a return to party’s roots

In losing official status, the NDP faces a hard test: does it remain tied to power politics or return to its social democratic origins?

Delegates vote on a resolution at the NDP's 2023 convention. With the goal of broadening the party’s appeal, NDP leadership has adopted the posture of Liberal centrism. The result is blurred lines, policy convergence, and disenchanted voters, writes Bhagwant Sandhu.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BHAGWANT SANDHU

May 28, 2025

OTTAWA—For a party born of Prairie populism, the NDP’s loss of official party status isn’t merely a setback—it is an identity crisis.

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