The NDP’s next leader will shape more than a party 

The decision will shape not only the NDP’s direction, but the balance of power in Ottawa at a moment when Canada’s two largest national parties are drawing closer together.
During the last Parliament, minority dynamics allowed the NDP to extract tangible policy gains. None of this required the NDP to hold power. It required the party to be strong enough to matter, writes David Gulliver.

Leadership conventions are usually treated as moments of internal renewal. But as the New Democratic Party prepares to choose its next leader on March 29, the stakes extend well beyond the party itself. The decision will shape not only the NDP’s direction, but the balance ...

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