Is the media narrative of an NDP in crisis over-hyped? Why is the Globe and Mail editorial board concern trolling Jagmeet Singh? And does the party need a sharp Left turn if it wants to make gains in the 2019 federal election?

On episode 77 of Unpacking the News ex-journalist Kai Nagata, Comms Director at BC citizen's action network Dogwood, joins host Andre Goulet to assess where the New Democrats are at in 2019.

For more on Dogwood and to read Kai's recent work the RCMP raid on Wet'suwet'en, organizing for electoral reform and more go to dogwoodbc.ca

Read the G&M editorial here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-globe-editorial-how-jagmeet-singhs-leadership-has-diminished-the-ndp/

Read Dave Bush's piece in the National Observer here:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/01/22/opinion/ndp-crisis-and-singhs-leadership

Singh interview and news report excerpts are from CBC's 'Power and Politics' and 'The National'.

Look up the vintage election ads on Youtube under:
'Canadian ad – Ed Broadbent NDP’
‘NDP 1984 Election Commercial’
'NDP Election Ads- 1985’

Music on this episode, 'Mt. Fuji' by Timecrawler, is courtesy of Creative Commons.

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This episode was recorded on January 30th, 2019.