B.C. expected to play ‘extremely important’ role as federal NDP faces uncertain future [Video]

Kelowna, B.C., resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in “disarray.”

Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful Liberal candidate in the redrawn riding of Kelowna last month, said the NDP needed a working-class reset, a leader in that mould and a focus on British Columbia.

“It’s almost like the final frontier for the NDP out here,” he said.

“I think that realistically, that B.C. will play an extremely important role in forming the future of the party.” 

B.C. is home to three of the party’s meagre parliamentary caucus of seven, including interim leader Don Davies. It is also one of just two provinces governed by a New Democrat, Premier David Eby, the other being Manitoba under Premier Wab Kinew.

Other NDP members and former political staffers agree that despite the devastating outcome of last month’s election …