It is very hard to overstate how disastrous the leadership of Jagmeet Singh was for Canada’s NDP. I really don’t mean to be cruel or cheap more than four months since the April election campaign by kicking a former leader and party while it is down, but it really is astonishing how thoroughly Mr. Singh cratered almost every aspect of the party during his 7.5 years of leadership.
Last week, it was reported that Edmonton Member of Parliament Heather McPherson and twice defeated (with third place finishes) activist Avi Lewis are preparing their campaigns to lead the NDP. The signature collecting, team building, fundraising is all underway apparently. It will be a short-ish leadership race from now through to March 29 in Winnipeg, but the party has been cracked and hobbled so badly that the selection of a new leader is the easiest part of the challenges they face.
