Activists Make History: A New Era for the NDP with Tanille Johnston
The NDP leadership hopeful reflects on her roots in student organizing to usher in a new era for progressive organizing in the federal NDP.
Tanille Johnston
Tanille Johnston is a social worker, city councilor, and candidate running to be the next leader of the federal NDP. A member of the We Wai Kai First Nation, she was born and raised in Campbell River on Vancouver Island where she has held leadership roles with the First Nations Health Authority and in 2022 she led a successful campaign for Campbell River city council, before running as a federal NDP candidate in 2025.
