The Backbench
#22 The NDP’s Progressive Struggles
People have been declaring that they have stopped donating their money and/or time to the NDP recently. Why is the NDP struggling to retain self-described progressives? What is the party's role in federal politics today?
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts
People have been declaring that they have stopped donating their money and/or time to the NDP recently. Why is the NDP struggling to retain self-described progressives? What is the party’s role in federal politics today?
This week’s contributors:
- Lori Idlout, NDP MP (Nunavut)
- Peggy Nash, Former NDP MP & Finance Critic (Parkdale-High Park, Ontario)
- Des Bisonnette, President of NDP EDA (Lakeland, Alberta) & Member of the Democratic Socialists of Canada
