Jagmeet Singh

• Singh says he disagrees with MP’s tweet on racism in Quebec; doesn’t demand apology

  Singh says NDP lawmaker Matthew Green has the right to express himself as a racialized Canadian and that every province and territory continues to struggle with systemic racism.

  Canada

  Mar 23
• NDP seeks House support to eliminate for-profit long term care in Canada

  The NDP is tabling a motion today that calls on the government to transition existing for-profit homes into not-for-profit operations by 2030.

  Canada

  Mar 22
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• NDP announces plan to cancel up to $20K in student loan debt per Canadian

  Jagmeet Singh says the plan, which includes a five-year head start for new graduates to pay their debt, would help Canadians struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Mar 20
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• Abolishing the monarchy in Canada would be ‘enormously difficult,’ experts say

  The monarchy plays two roles in Canada: constitutional and ceremonial.

  Canada

  Mar 10
• Singh says he has ‘serious concerns’ about Sajjan, Trudeau amid Vance allegations

  Singh says recent testimony about the initial handling of allegations against the former chief of defence staff shows the Liberals are failing to ensure Canadians feel safe.

  Politics

  Mar 7
• House of Commons committee urges Trudeau not to call election amid COVID-19

  The unanimous recommendation calls for a commitment that there will be no election during the pandemic, unless the minority Liberal government is defeated on a confidence vote.

  Politics

  Mar 2
• Nova Scotia Liberal MPs decry NDP ‘political stunt’ after voting down bill on national pharmacare

  The only Liberal member of Parliament from the Maritimes to support C-213 was Wayne Long, representing Saint John-Rothesay in New Brunswick.

  Canada

  Feb 25
• NDP leader calls for quicker COVID-19 vaccine plan using Canada’s military

  Health care remains primarily provincial jurisdiction, but Singh cited the deployment of armed forces to help set up and run vaccination sites in the United States and Scotland.

  Canada

  Feb 16
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• Federal NDP leader touts pledge on long-term care: ‘We’re losing loved ones’

  'We’re losing loved ones, we’re losing people, and the cost of that is too much to bear,' said Jagmeet Singh in Winnipeg, as the NDP push to end for-profit long-term care.

  Health

  Feb 11
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• NDP makes potential election promise with call to end for-profit long-term care

  In a release Friday, Jagmeet Singh accuses the minority Liberal government of underfunding health care and protecting the profits of large companies and shareholders.

  Canada

  Feb 5