Former MP Charlie Angus says NDP became too focused on leade

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By The Canadian Press - June 11, 2025

NDP MP Charlie Angus speaks during a news conference in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA — The NDP suffered an “unmitigated disaster” in the last election because it lost touch with its grassroots and became too “leader-focused,” former MP Charlie Angus said Wednesday.

The longtime NDP stalwart said he toured the country during the election and spoke with many rank-and-file members. He said the party now needs to do a lot of soul-searching to reconnect with that base, renew itself and rebuild.

“People feel that the party lost touch by becoming very much a leader-focused group as opposed to the New Democratic Party of Canada,” he said, when asked about the dismal April election results. . . . ."