November 25, 2025
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Canadaland Politics
#158 Every NDP Leadership Candidate on WTF They Would Do
Noor Azrieh
Host/Producer
Aviva Lessard
Senior Producer
Sam Konnert
Producer/Host
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
max collins
Director of Audio
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

The federal NDP leadership race is officially on. Five candidates want the job, and each of them thinks they know how to rescue a party that’s been drifting into irrelevance. In this special episode, Noor sits down with all five contenders (Tony McQuail, Rob Ashton, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, and Tanille Johnston) for an unfiltered, no-notes conversation about who they are, and how they plan on winning.

 

Episode art by max collins.

 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Director of Audio) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

 

Guests: Tony McQuail, Rob Ashton, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson, Tanille Johnston

 

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