THE WRAP-UP CANADA | Rebuilding the NDP with Brian Topp
Following the 2026 NDP Leadership Convention, veteran strategist Brian Topp joins the podcast to map the Party’s recovery from its historic 2025 blowout.
The episode premieres at 8:30PM ET on YouTube and will be available wherever you get your podcasts beginning at 6:00 AM ET on Tuesday, March 31.
Following the 2026 NDP Leadership Convention in Winnipeg, veteran strategist and former leadership candidate Brian Topp joins the podcast for a special 95-minute deep dive into the future of the party. With the election of Avi Lewis as the new federal leader, the NDP enters a high-stakes era of rebuilding aimed at moving past its historic 2025 blowout.
Drawing on his extensive experience as a top advisor to Jack Layton and provincial Premiers Rachel Notley and Roy Romanow, Topp breaks down the mandate Lewis now carries, the urgent steps required to regain official party status, and how the party can leverage its recent provincial successes to restore the NDP as a credible national alternative.
From the party’s struggle to reconnect with its blue-collar base to the challenge of reclaiming the “Orange Wave” in Quebec, Topp provides an essential insider’s perspective on the roadmap to the next election.
Topics include:
NDP Leadership 2026 • Brian Topp • Federal Politics • Official Party Status • Jack Layton • Political Strategy • Working Class Voters • Quebec Politics • Rachel Notley • Orange Wave • Confidence and Supply • Canadian Democracy • Naheed Nenshi • Carla Beck • Wab Kinew • Mark Carney
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