‘Painful to be where we’re at’: NDP campaign director takes responsibility for party’s worst showing

Canada’s NDP faced their worst election defeat ever. This is how they can inch their way back to relevance

Being left for dead is a bit of a hobby for the federal NDP, writes David Moscrop.

Globe editorial: The decline of the NDP, and the rise of the centre

The New Democrats have turned in the worst election results in their history. The result could be a new force pulling the Conservatives and Liberals to the middle of the political spectrum

NDP has lost touch with its core supporters, says a former MP

OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament.

In the most recent federal election, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Green Party have accumulated a meagre 7.5% of the votes and now hold only 8 seats in the communes out of a total of 343. With two exceptions, the portrait is not necessarily more pink in the provinces. Political scientist Geneviève Tellier goes back to the sources of this shortness of breath and analyses the perspectives of the left-wing political parties in the country.

The federal NDP had its worst election ever. Now what?

The New Democrats went into the campaign with 24 MPs and limped away with just seven. Now they need a new leader and a plan to operate in the House of Commons without the resources and privileges of a recognized party.

The 2025 Election – What Comes Next

The 2025 federal election was a roller-coaster ride like no other in living memory. Just a few months ago, it seemed that Pierre Poilievre was guaranteed to be the next Prime Minister. Right-wing populism had shaped the dominant political narrative that blamed the Trudeau Liberals for every aspect of pain felt by ordinary Canadians. And then Donald Trump happened, and everything changed. Uniting against Trump became the defining issue. Mark Carn…