I meant "central" in geographic term. Not metophoric.
WWWTT, I fully understood what you meant by 'central Canada'. I will however contend that most people use the term to refer to the most 'Central" of the four Canadian 'regions' -- 1) Atlantic Canada 2) Central Canada (Ontario & Quebec) 3)Western Canada (Bc & the prairie provinces) and 4) Norther Canada (The 3 terrioties).
As such, I will contend that most people would view Niki Ashton as coming from 'Western Canada', and not as another 'Central Canadian' leader of the NDP.