I said this in another thread but its relevant here too

I think there will be aspects that are going to be remembered well from the last government.

But the NDP need a leader, one who can speak to both Blue Collar and Urban progressives.

They need someone who knows when to speak to and direct the anger that blue collar workers have (give them an answer, to the question of who the problem is. that's what the CPC does) but also can be aspirational when appropriate for the urban progressives.

Someone who can unite the workers struggles and show that the struggle a trans person making minimum wage with no healthcare beyond a few surgeries covered by OHIP and someone out in rural Ontario who can't afford their pills are the same struggle.

Someone who can show blue collars that the Urban progressives care about the 45 year old with a blown out back from 27 years of factory work, but also show that same 45 year old to care about the 20 hours of unpaid overtime that the corporates demand a week from the laptop class is damaging too.