The NDP’s fundraising problem

Things are dreary for the NDP, which makes it extremely difficult for the party’s fundraisers to convince donors to generously open their wallets. It’s hard to persuade people to invest in a sinking ship.

Then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and NDP MP Don Davies on the Hill on May 21, 2024. Singh resigned as party leader after he lost his own seat and the party was reduced to seven seats from 24 seats in the House in the April 28, 2025, federal election. Davies is now the interim leader.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

August 4, 2025

OAKVILLE, ONT.—American political activist Morton Blackwell once said, “You can’t save the world if you can’t pay the rent.”

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