Abbie McDonough told reporters Saturday how she remembers knocking on doors with her late grandmother, former NDP leader Alexa McDonough, when she was little.

Volunteering with her dad Justin to help work the phones in this spring's campaign has been a chance for the now-23-year-old to connect with her grandmother's legacy in her former Halifax riding.

"I normally don't bring it up, but when we talk about the history of the NDP in Nova Scotia, it definitely is brought up with her and [former MP] …