New Democratic Party of Canada

The New    'Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique'), commonly referred to as the NDP, is a social democratic political party in Canada. The party is regarded as falling on the left in the Canadian political spectrum.The leader of the federal NDP is Jack Layton. The provincial NDP parties in Manitoba and Nova Scotia currently form the government in those provinces. Provincial parties have previously formed governments in British Columbia, Ontario, andSaskatchewan, and the territorial party formed the government in Yukon.