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Tanille Johnston wants to help the NDP get back in touch with the working class. She says she’s been fundraising hard to launch a grassroots campaign for NDP leadership — a campaign that promises to build the party’s relationship with unions, Indigenous leaders and working-class Canadians. “Our work needs to start by going back to the people, and as soon as possible,” Johnston said. “We weren’t showing up in the way that they needed us to, and so we need to return, own the criticisms that are going to come at us and say, ‘Let’s do it differently.’” ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Tanille Johnston officially entered the federal NDP leadership race on Wednesday (Oct. 8), telling supporters in Nanaimo she intends to lead with integrity, inclusion and inspiration.   “Like so many families across the country, I grew up in a working-class home,” Johnston said. “My dad was a mine worker, and my mom ran a small business. They taught me what perseverance looked like – that if you work hard and care for your family, act with integrity, you could lead a good life ... CLICK HERE for the full story