OTTAWA — Prospective federal NDP leadership candidates will have to raise $100,000 and amass 500 signatures from members — most of which cannot come from cisgender men — to be officially in the running, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;according to rules that were released on Tuesday.&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.ndp.ca/sites/default/files/2026-leadershipgoverningrules.pdf?_gl=1*pz8sjp*_gcl_au*OTQ3Nzk5NzU3LjE3NTY4MjcxNTY.*_ga*MTY0MTk2NTgxMy4xNzU2ODI3MTU2*_ga_97QLYMLC56*czE3NTY4MjcxNTYkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTY4MjcxNTYkajYwJGwwJGgw&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://www.ndp.ca/sites/default/files/2026-leadershipgoverningrules.pdf?_gl=1*pz8sjp*_gcl_au*OTQ3Nzk5NzU3LjE3NTY4MjcxNTY.*_ga*MTY0MTk2NTgxMy4xNzU2ODI3MTU2*_ga_97QLYMLC56*czE3NTY4MjcxNTYkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTY4MjcxNTYkajYwJGwwJGgw" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" target="_blank">according to rules that were released on Tuesday.</a>

The party did not immediately respond when asked how officials would reasonably verify if members identified as cisgender men.{ai:summary}OTTAWA — Prospective federal NDP leadership candidates must raise $100,000 and gather 500 member signatures to qualify. The rules note most signatures cannot come from cisgender men. #politics

The NDP leadership is underway — and the party is limiting signatures from 'cis' men

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