NDP will not be granted official party status: MacKinnon

Interim NDP leader Don Davies says that he is committed to an open, grassroots review process of the NDP's election result that will guide the party's future direction. Davies responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Monday, Nov. 14, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

By David Baxter, The Canadian Press

Posted May 26, 2025 11:02 am.

OTTAWA — Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the Parliament of Canada Act says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.

The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in last month’s election.

More coming.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press

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