‘Big solutions’ and unabashed optimism: NDP leadership hopefuls make final appeal to voters

NDP MP Heather McPherson emphasized her history of electoral success in Conservative stronghold Alberta, whereas activist Avi Lewis keyed in on his ‘big solutions’ to the cost-of-living crisis.

NDP leadership candidates Avi Lewis, left, Rob Ashton, and Heather McPherson, made their final pitch for the future of the NDP on March 28. The Hill Times photographs by Matthew Merkel

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BY ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS

March 28, 2026

WINNIPEG—Five hopefuls vying to lead the New Democrats back from the brink have made their final pitch to party supporters, drilling down on provincial-federal relations, their “big solutions,” and re-engaging the working cl...

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