Wab Kinew's advice for the next NDP leader: 'Win'

OTTAWA — Manitoba NDP premier and hometown boy Wab Kinew had a pithy message for the next leader of the federal NDP when delivering opening remarks at the party’s national convention in Winnipeg.

“(To) the leadership candidates, my best piece of advice: win,” said Kinew. “It’s way better than the alternative.”

Kinew said that winning a majority government in the fall 2023 provincial election empowered his Manitoba NDP to pursue a bold, progressive governing agenda, implementing...