Jagmeet, Niki and the future of the Canadian Left

Ashton’s campaign pulled the ideological conversation firmly to the left

October 25 2017

On this episode activist and academic Christo Aivalis argues that, despite a third-place finish, Niki Ashton’s campaign for the NDP leadership succeeded in pulling the ideological conversation within the Party firmly to the left.

We also dig into some of the leadership race results and discuss the potential of a Jagmeet Singh-led federal NDP.

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