{"id":32916,"date":"2026-03-29T18:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32916"},"modified":"2026-03-29T18:19:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:19:24","slug":"ndp-party-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32916","title":{"rendered":"NDP party on! &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&nbsp;Citizens of the Great Dominion should be reminded that the National Democratic Party (NDP) maintains a significant provincial presence across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-Wab-Kinew.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-Wab-Kinew.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-Wab-Kinew-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-Wab-Kinew-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d3aded9bda15bf591a103e2a80286cdf\" style=\"color:#bb0028\">Manitoba NDP Premier Wab Kinew<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-David-Elby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-David-Elby.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-David-Elby-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Premier-David-Elby-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77b4f51650cb55febc5b232223a41399\" style=\"color:#940625\"><strong>British Columbia NDP Premier David Elby<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Provincial NDP Status (2025-2026):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>British Columbia (Government):<\/strong>&nbsp;The BC NDP holds a <strong>majority government<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Manitoba (Government):<\/strong>&nbsp;The Manitoba NDP holds a <strong>majority government<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Alberta (Official Opposition):<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Ontario (Official Opposition):<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Nova Scotia (Official Opposition):<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Saskatchewan (Official Opposition):<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Federally, the NDP is quite weak, lagging behind the governing Liberals, the official opposition Conservatives, and the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ac2a0e7cc9fbfa0643ee41af40257ec3\" style=\"color:#e47608\"><strong>\u00a0The newly elected NDP federal leader, Avi Lewis, was chosen in anticipation of revitalizing the party&#8217;s federal presence and increasing national influence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Avi-Lewis-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Avi-Lewis-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Avi-Lewis-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-Avi-Lewis-1-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3ccbf7f736056c629253c54c487eb93\" style=\"color:#900826\"><strong>NDP federal leader Avi Lewis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-orange-balloons.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-orange-balloons.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-orange-balloons-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Court-Painter-orange-balloons-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d0b44dad824bca837a975e4636f4a7fe\" style=\"color:#aa9614\"><strong>Court Painter just likes a good party!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;Citizens of the Great Dominion should be reminded that the National Democratic Party (NDP) maintains a significant provincial presence across the nation. 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