Quebec is no great hurdle to Singh’s leadership bid

No one should presume that an NDP leader who can otherwise connect in French with Quebecers would automatically lose the party's audience in the province on grounds of religious diversity.
On a week when France has sworn in a 39-year old president, it is hard to make a case that, Jagmeet Singh, 38, is too young for the job of third party leader in the House of Commons.
A betting person might wager that Jagmeet Singh—unless he stumbles badly and quickly out of the gate—could soon be the candidate to beat in the battle for Thomas Mulcair's succession. With solid roots in the Ontario NDP—whose deputy leader he was until this week—and in multicultural Canada,...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.


Already a Subscriber?

Get Weekend Point of View Newsletter

A round up of the past week’s opinion writers and columnists on Saturdays and Sundays.


By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy

MORE Opinion

RELATED STORIES