Avi Lewis won the federal NDP leadership on March 29, 2026, securing 54 percent on the final ranked ballot in Winnipeg. Heather McPherson finished second with 32 percent. Rob Ashton came third. The members voted. He won.
But within hours, anonymous quotes started appearing in the media. MPs and party insiders, speaking off the record, began attacking their new leader. “He’s never won an election.” “This was a mistake.” The sources were not Conservatives or Liberals. They were inside the NDP.
This video examines the critics and their own records.
🔴 NAHEED NENSHI:
• Mayor of Calgary for 11 years
• Never won a provincial or federal election
• Ran for Alberta NDP leadership in 2024 – finished third
• Under his leadership: Calgary’s downtown vacancy hit 30%, homelessness increased, transit ridership dropped
🔴 CHARLIE ANGUS:
• MP since 2004 – 22 years in Parliament
• What has he delivered for northern Ontario?
• Mining towns are closing
• Indigenous communities lack clean water
• The Trans-Canada Highway remains dangerous
🔴 ALEXANDRE BOULERICE:
• NDP’s only Quebec MP
• Worried about a leader who doesn’t speak French
• But the NDP went from 59 seats in Quebec in 2011 to just 1 seat today
🔴 LABOUR MOVEMENT:
• Union membership dropped from 38% in the 1980s to 29% today
• The coalition critics want to protect is already gone
❓ THE QUESTION:
The members voted. They chose Avi Lewis. If the critics wanted someone else, they should have convinced more members. Instead, they are now trying to weaken the leader the party chose.
Maybe the members are not naive. Maybe they are tired of the same voices, the same strategies, the same results. Maybe they want something different because what the old guard has been offering is not working.
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