Speaking to reporters in Toronto on Oct. 3, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh addressed a recent incident, captured on camera, where a man approached him after a campaign event advising him to “cut off” his turban to look “more Canadian.” Singh said he wants to let Canadians know that they “don’t have to change who they are” to fit in or get ahead.
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