The NDP leadership race: Our interview with Tanille Johnston – Your Thunder Bay

March 16, 2026

After months of campaigning, the federal NDP is currently choosing a new leader and will announce the winner of its contest on March 29.

Our newsroom interviewed the five candidates currently in the race.

Read on to learn more about NDP leadership candidate Tanille Johnston:

Johnston is the youngest candidate in the race, and the only Indigenous candidate in the running — she is actually the first Indigenous person to appear on a federal party leadership ballot.

Read More: https://yourthunderbay.ca/the-ndp-leadership-race-our-interview-with-tanille-johnston/