{"id":567330,"date":"2026-03-28T21:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567330\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T21:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:32:14","slug":"ndp-leadership-candidates-to-make-their-final-pitch-to-voters-at-winnipeg-convention-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/567330\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP leadership candidates to make their final pitch to voters at Winnipeg convention &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/ndp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NDP<\/a> leadership candidates are making their last pitch to party members before voting in the six-month campaign concludes later today.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Each of the five candidates will have time at the convention on Saturday to outline their vision for party leadership.<\/p>\n<p>While there is a voting booth at the Winnipeg convention, voting opened earlier this month and many members have already cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>The party\u2019s roughly 100,000 members will pick the new leader through a ranked ballot system, where the first candidate to get more than 50 per cent support is the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Former NDP strategist Marion Nader put it in stark terms. \u201cIt\u2019s really a mammoth [challenge] right now,\u201d emphasizing the top three candidates are \u201cvery strong individually.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the member of the party needs is someone who can unify and bring all of the traits together\u2026and rebuild the party will all the elements,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The next NDP leader set to be announced Sunday morning and Nader said the process will play a part.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Politics<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a ranked ballot\u2026 you don\u2019t win on the first ballot,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is actually an opportunity for Heather or even Rob to take this leadership because of the way the system is done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing is for the members to read the room, read the moment and pick a leader that is right for this time,\u201d said Nader.<\/p>\n<p>Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles is scheduled to address the convention today, after Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew opened the gathering on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 With files from The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Descrease article font size Increase article font size The NDP leadership candidates are making their last pitch 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