Protecting water, buddying up to the EU, and public groceries: here’s what the NDP is debating in Winnipeg

A closer look at some of the policy resolutions being debated by party faithful during the convention that will also name a new leader.

New Democrats gather in Winnipeg on day one of their convention where the party's new leader will be announced on March 29.The Hill Times photograph by Matthew Merkel

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BY ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS

March 27, 2026

WINNIPEG—The New Democratic Party is refreshing its policy playbook as party members gathers to pick their new leader and debate a suite of proposals at a convention in Winnipeg this weekend.

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