The NDP is picking a new leader, but can any of the candidates lead them back to relevance? 

In Manitoba this weekend, the NDP is gathering to name a new leader, but a recent poll suggests that almost half of previous NDP voters don’t recognize the names of the candidates. 

Avi Lewis is the frontrunner, with impressive fundraising and big ideas, but will his playbook translate into national interest in the party?

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Zain Velji

Further reading: 

• Almost half of former NDP voters don't recognize names of leadership candidates: poll - CTV News
• A Low-Energy, High-Stakes NDP Leadership Race - Policy Magazine
• The NDP has become a party of puppy dogs - The Globe and Mail
• He comes from a line of old-school NDP leaders — but can Avi Lewis make the party feel new again? - Toronto Star
• In a provincial first, Alberta government to partially fund independent school construction | CBC News
• U.S. sanctions Vancouver company for alleged ties to Hezbollah | Globalnews.ca      

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