ABOUT US

Keith is an Ottawa-based community organizer and a devoted New Democrat, coming from a background in grassroots fundraising and local journalism. They are passionate about fostering community in all corners of the NDP and strengthening the grassroots of the party.

Keith is a former Federal NDP staffer.

Ji Won is a Vancouver Island-based activist and community organizer that recently moved back from Toronto. Their background is in technology, design, marketing, policy, and the arts. They hope to bridge the gap between progressive Canadians and the NDP through grassroots engagement.

Ji Won is a former Federal NDP staffer and was the NDP Candidate for Etobicoke Centre in the 2025 Federal Election.

Etta is a Saskatchewan-based community organizer and advocate. Active in the NDP from a young age, she has volunteered and worked in three provincial and two federal elections. She is passionate about bringing communities together through politics unapologetically centred on people.

Etta worked on the Saskatoon West campaign staff in the 2025 federal election and is currently the co-chair of the Saskatchewan Young New Democrats.

Jenna is a Northern Saskatchewan–based activist and NDP delegate. Drawing on her experience in legal matters of Indigenous reconciliation and a growing knowledge of governmental law, she is committed to advocacy, recognition, and amplifying silenced voices, channeling this dedication into the political arena.

Jenna is currently a chair of The University of Saskatchewan’s NDP and a Vice President for the Saskatchewan Young New Democrats."

Madison is a Saskatchewan-based organizer and a steadfast New Democrat, working or volunteering on both the Federal and Provincial level for the last ten years. She has a background in policy advocacy, grassroots fundraising, communications, and community organizing.

Madison is a former Federal NDP campaign manager, and is currently a Provincial Councillor for her constituency.

Kris is a writer in the Vancouver games industry. She envisions an NDP with a strong political identity that distinguishes itself on the national stage, one that voters can feel confident in choosing; she believes structural reform to better incorporate the grassroots is the way to achieve this goal.

Kris is actively involved with local progressive parties in Vancouver, most recently having doorknocked for the 2025 City Council by-election.

Andie is a queer interdisciplinary artist born and raised on unceded Qayqayt territory. The child of a working class family, she was raised on picket lines with her mother, on job sites with her father, and started working as a pollcat for the NDP in 2017. She is a unionised designer, a loud advocate for immigrant communities and a proud NDP voter. She hopes that Reclaim NDP will draw the national attention it deserves, and support the party's return to its socialist, worker-centred roots. 

Quin is a Vancouver Island based working-class student of history and an activist with a background in tenant organizing. From an early age he came to appreciate Canada's universal healthcare system and ever since being inspired by learning about it's creator, NDP leader Tommy Douglas, has been a lifelong socialist  committed to building the better world Tommy envisioned. He wants to do this by working with Reclaim to revive the bold, transformative policies and principles of the NDP's predecessor the CCF.

Natasha is Vancouver Island-based and new to political organizing. Raised by a working class family she realized early on the system was designed to keep wealth unevenly distributed - allowing the owning class to profit off the exploited labour of the average worker. Motivated by a strong desire to help others she pursued a BA with a major in psychology. She spent a couple years working in mental health support before stepping away. Now she aims to help others by fostering the grassroots, bottom-up, people-focused qualities that drew her to the NDP originally.

Jana is a Victoria-based advocate & former youth + career counsellor. Hailing from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia worked in the social services field & so was familiar with the lack of safety nets that truly exist for Canadian citizens. Then, after getting diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019, she was exposed to how quickly everything can fall apart for a person when they happen to get a long-term illness. Experiencing first hand the failure of multiple systems that are meant to help people, Jana is hoping that through Reclaim! we can remind people what the NDP have always fought for & what Canadian identity has always been about: helping & taking care of one another. 

Jana ran as a candidate in the Cape Breton-Canso riding in the 2021 Federal Election.

Amanda is based in rural Alberta and new to political organizing. She has experienced the strength of a union that stood by its members. Through her work caring for seniors, she has seen how private-model systems can fail those who need support most. Fifty years ago, when her father’s house burned down, the local NDP helped, showing they care about everyday people, not just winning seats. She believes lasting change comes from activism between elections and wants the party to be active in every riding across Canada.

Ayden is an Edmonton-based youth activist and law student. He believes that the NDP needs to focus their messaging on clear principles of equity, sustainability, and boldness in policy. Ayden is also a strong advocate for tenant’s rights, having dealt with exploitative landlords frequently during his volunteer work with low-income legal clinics. 

Ayden volunteered with many NDP campaigns during the 2025 Federal Election and is the current policy director for the New Democratic Youth of Alberta (NDYA).

Jim Samuelson is a shop steward with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers who has been a letter carrier for the past eleven years and proud union musician. He produces and hosts “The Silver Bullet Podcast” to educate Canada Post workers about postie news and the union movement in Canada and globally. Prior to working for Canada Post, Jim was the CEO of Bignote Entertainment, a booking agent for folk music, small theatre shows and other performers across North America and Australia. Jim's also a music pirate "Pirate Jim" playing union songs at strike lines, protests, and elsewhere, and has been creating community through weekly Hawaiian style ukulele jam sessions since 2009.

Jim has been volunteering with NDP election campaigns across the country since 2016, currently sits on the board in Calgary-North West (provincially) and Calgary-Crowfoot (federally), and ran as the NDP Candidate for Calgary-Crowfoot in the 2025 federal election.

Adam is based in Windsor, Ontario and is new to organizing. He has worked various jobs since he was 15, all non-union. As a result, he has had first hand experience advocating for himself and his coworkers. He has been disillusioned with politics in general for quite a while. He hopes Reclaim can help return the NDP back to a local, grassroots party. His ultimate hope is for Canada to become a sustainable and equitable society for all. 

Amy is an Ontario based community advocate. Growing up in a small mining town in rural Northern Ontario, Amy has seen first hand the importance of labour rights and the dramatic effects of climate change. She has a background in education, as well as arts and entertainment, and hopes to use these skills to educate and bring people together.

Connor is from the beautiful city of Stratford, Ontario. Growing up helping out on his grandparents' farm and helping with community and church events in the town of Tavistock, Connor knows how much local community means to people. He knows firsthand the struggles of people working 48+ hrs a week in a factory job, and as an education worker, he sees the impacts of defunding education daily. While only recently an official member of the NDP, Connor has always felt at home in the party of local grassroots democracy, social services and supports, and making life easier for the working class.

During the 43rd Parliament, she became the NDP's whip (an official whose tasked to ensure party discipline; that members of the party vote according to the party platform in a legislature). She has served as Critic of Multiculturalism, Seniors Issues, and Veterans Affairs at different points of time. 

“When a significant loss happens like it has in this last election, it is time for the Party to really listen to the boots on the ground. This movement is the collective NDP saying we need to rebuild, and that starts on the local level”.

First Black Canadian to serve on the Hamilton City Council, where he represented inner-city Ward 3 from 2014 to 2018. He has served as Critic of Ethics, and the Deputy Critic for Employment and Workforce Development, Deputy Critic for Labour, and Deputy Critic for Public Services and Procurement. 

“I know that New Democrats across the country want to play an important role in the future direction and decision-making of our party. This locally focused fundraising drive is a prime example of our membership demanding a deeper democratization of our party. After experiencing such a devastating setback this past federal election, I applaud this grassroots effort to reinvigorate and engage our rank and file membership in our party’s national rebuilding efforts.” 

Former city councillor for Coquitlam. In the 44th Parliament, served as critic for the Seniors portfolio, Infrastructure and Communities, Disability Inclusion, and as deputy critic for Health.

“Now is the time for the NDP to reenergize their base with bold, progressive policies. The way to do it is through grassroots organizing and empowering candidates at the local level. For all progressives, now is the time to get involved and shape the future of the NDP.”

First two-spirited member of parliament. Served as deputy caucus chair in the 44th Parliament. 

“Canadians, and in particular young people, know well the cost to our future if we do not organize for better. We need now more than ever the talents, experience, and courage of those everyday heroes among us to step forward and offer their heart, hope, and solidarity in rebuilding a vision of Canada where we can all belong and no one is left behind – Reclaim Canada’s NDP is showing us there is a way there, together.”

Six Questions with Danielle Rae, Federal NDP Candidate for Lanark Frontenac

"We've lost our caucus, we've lost party status, and we've lost our cohesion. It's time for the NDP to rebuild, and for the grassroots to lead.”

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