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Jagmeet Singh Named Deputy Leader of Ontario Political Party
ROBERT BENZIE
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ontario Member of Parliament (MPP) Jagmeet Singh has been named Deputy Leader of the province’s New Democratic Party (NDP) by party leader Andrea Horvath today.
The NDP has a 20-member caucus in the legislature. Jagmeet has been the elected representative of the Bramalea-Gore-Malton riding for the last four years.
Recently, national New Democratic Leader Tom Mulcair’s made overtures to Jagmeet to run federally this year, but the latter has chosen to stick around in Queen’s Park, the seat of the Ontario Government in Canada.
“I’m blown away and I’m really thankful for the position,” Jagmeet Singh told reporters Monday.
“I would never have thought that a little kid from Windsor, Ontario, would end up being a deputy leader of a provincial party one day, so it’s a great honour,” he said.
Jagmeet had been dodging questions from the media -- in calls, emails, and texts -- about his political future for the past month amid rumours he would jump to federal politics.
He finally confirmed Monday that he’s “not running federally.”
Jagmeet ran and lost for former federal leader Jack Layton’s NDP in the May 2011 election, then switched to the provincial scene for the October 2011 campaign and won.
A political pioneer, he is the first turban-wearing Sikh to serve as an MPP in Ontario.
Not too long ago, Jagmeet was also named one of the 50 Most Influential People of Toronto.
And he was personally photographed by pop star Bryan Adams to appear on the cover of Toronto Life‘s Stylebook, which then crowned him “The most stylish politician in the country.” [Please see detail from the photo-shoot, bottom-most image on the right.]
[Courtesy: The Toronto Star. Edited for sikhchic.com]
April 20, 2015
Conversation about this article
1: Roopinder Singh Bains (Surrey, British Columbia, Canada), April 20, 2015, 2:00 PM.
Great news! I look forward to seeing Jagmeet Singh in GQ magazine too, soon ...
2: Sunny Grewal (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada), April 20, 2015, 5:43 PM.
Good job, Jagmeet Singh! I wonder if India will give him a visa when he becomes Prime Minister.
3: Baldev Singh (Bradford, United Kingdom), April 20, 2015, 6:59 PM.
Wishing Jagmeet Singh all power and success in truly representing the best interests of all Canadians.
4: N Singh (Canada), April 21, 2015, 12:15 AM.
Wow, Jagmeet Singh. Congratulations!
5: Satwant Singh (Oakville, Ontario, Canada), April 21, 2015, 12:54 PM.
Jagmeet Singh is a very humble, cheerful and super nice person. The world needs such politicians. I, with my family, wish him every success in life.
6: Brig. Nawab Singh Heer (Ret.) (Pomona, New York, USA), April 21, 2015, 6:06 PM.
Jagmeet has proven to be an asset of the Sikh community in Canada. Unlike many other politicians and so-called 'leaders' in the community in Canada who just rose to look after their own interests, Jagmeet stood for the community. He is genuine, has great potential, is hard working. We must all support him. I will suggest to him to have a team of intellectuals who should feed him ideas and he can be the spearhead. My prediction is that he will go places and is destined to serve his nation well. God bless Jagmeet.
7: Kulvinder JIt Waraich (Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada), April 21, 2015, 8:08 PM.
Proud of Jagmeet Singh. Heartiest congratulations!
8: Meredith Johnson (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada ), February 26, 2017, 11:54 AM.
I would like a copy of your newsletter if you put one out in the community.