Category: Jagmeet Singh

Singh Says Allegations That Foreign Interference Impacted Some Ridings ‘Is Very Serious’

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says recent allegations based on Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) leaks suggesting that some ridings may have been interfered with by Beijing must be taken “very seriously.” “There’s some serious concerns around our security with the political interference,” Singh told reporters in Winnipeg on Feb. 28. “That is something that we take very…


NDP Leader Singh Joins Calls for Public Inquiry into Alleged Chinese Election Interference

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has joined a growing number of politicians and former government advisors who are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to initiate a public inquiry into allegations that the Chinese government interfered in Canada’s 2019 and 2021 federal elections. “We accept the outcome of the election, but the serious allegations that individual…


Singh Meeting With Trudeau About Private Health Care Ahead of Sit-Down With Premiers

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he will sit down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday afternoon to discuss private health care ahead of next week’s summit with premiers. Trudeau is expected to meet with provincial and territorial leaders in Ottawa next Tuesday to discuss a new health-care funding deal. “The deal will be a…


Singh Calls on Trudeau to Oppose Health Care ‘Privatization’ by Provinces

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to oppose any attempts by provincial governments towards what he characterized as the “privatization” of their health-care systems. “What we’re disturbed by is that after three days of this retreat, neither the prime minister nor his ministers have come out as opposed to the…


NDP to Call Off Alliance With Liberals If No Pharmarcare Bill This Year: Jagmeet Singh

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will consider calling off the alliance with the Liberals if the government doesn’t introduce and pass a bill for a universal national pharmacare program in Parliament this year. “We want to see a national framework presented in Parliament, and passed in Parliament before the end of the year,” Singh said on…


NDP Will Call Off Alliance With Liberals If No Pharmarcare Bill This Year, Singh Says

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will consider calling off the alliance with the Liberals if the government doesn’t introduce and pass a bill for a universal national pharmacare program this year. “We want to see a national framework presented in Parliament, and passed in Parliament before the end of the year,” Singh said on Jan. 19,…


Singh Says NDP Will Push for More Government Control of Internet Over ‘Hate and Misinformation’

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will push for government regulation of social media platforms to quell “hate and misinformation,” adding that private companies should not hold sole responsibility for content management on their platforms. “The government has a responsibility to play in making sure social media platforms are adhering to proper guidelines around misinformation,…


NDP Unlikely to Withdraw Support for Liberals Regardless of Result of Emergencies Act Inquiry, Says Singh

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said it is unlikely that his party will retract support for the Liberal government even if the Public Order Emergency Commission concludes that the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protest earlier this year is unjustified. Speaking in an interview with CTV News, Singh said…


NDP Won’t Bend Any Further on Federal Dental-Care Pan, Singh Says

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party was willing to be flexible on the first phase of the Liberal government’s dental-care plan, but in future the New Democrats will bend no further. The government agreed to bring in a federal dental plan for uninsured low- and middle-income families as part of a supply and confidence…


NDP Won’t Bend Any Further on Federal Dental-Care Plan, Singh Says

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party was willing to be flexible on the first phase of the Liberal government’s dental-care plan, but in future the New Democrats will bend no further. The government agreed to bring in a federal dental plan for uninsured low- and middle-income families as part of a supply and confidence…