The NDP needs a good architect

If the NDP is going to have long-term success, it'll need to build its foundation on rock. This is something I think newly minted leader Avi Lewis understands.

NDP Leader Avi Lewis speaks with reporters at West Block before Question Period on May 27, 2026. If Lewis is a good party architect, it'll bode well for the party's future, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

July 23, 2026

OAKVILLE, ONT.—The biblical parable about two architects reminds me of a problem currently facing the federal New Democratic Party.

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