Chrystia Freeland calls Jagmeet Singh ‘a really important voice’ on racism in Canada

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday called NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh “a really important voice” on the issue of systemic racism in Canada, as the only racialized leader of a political party. Freeland was also asked about allegations that Bloc MP Alain Therrien had made a “hand gesture,” saying she had not seen anything.