NDP leadership candidates (left to right) Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Tony McQuail, Heather McPherson and Rob Ashton, and president of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Bea Bruske, pose for a family photo ahead of the NDP Leadership forum in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

By The Canadian Press

NDP leadership candidates to make their final pitch to voters at Winnipeg convention

Mar 28, 2026 | 4:00 AM

WINNIPEG — The NDP leadership candidates are making their last pitch to party members before voting in the six-month campaign concludes later today.

Each of the five candidates will have time at the convention this morning to outline their vision for party leadership.

While there is a voting booth at the Winnipeg convention, voting opened earlier this month and many members have already cast their ballots.

The party’s 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.

The next NDP leader will be announced Sunday.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 28, 2026.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press