‘New Democrats are going to do our job no matter what,’ says interim leader Davies as party stickhandles losing status in the House

After a devastating election that shrunk the NDP caucus, interim leader Don Davies says his caucus can still play an important role, predicting that in some cases, ‘whether the government survives or falls will depend on us.’

Interim NDP leader Don Davies says the party is pushing for additional resources amidst return to Parliament without recognized House status and the fewest seats ever won in the party’s history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

May 30, 2025

The New Democratic Party is facing a new reality on the Hill as it returns with fewer parliamentary privileges following the worst electoral defeat in the party's history, but interim leader Don Davies and NDP MP Leah Gazan say they will play an important role “no matter w...

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