NDP Interim Leader Laments Party’s Turn to ‘Identity Politics’ and Away From ’Working People’

Interim NDP leader Don Davies rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, June 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

NDP interim leader Don Davies says his party has become too focused on “identity politics” and has lost its ability to resonate with working people in recent years.

Davies made the comments on the “The Paikin Podcast” hosted by Steve Paikin  airing Aug. 28, ahead of the party officially kicking off its search for a new federal leader on Sept. 2.