Singh’s off to a good start, but whackadoodle economics will get him in trouble

He ought to keep talking about values and knowing hard work, and to expand his reach beyond millennials.

It's encouraging that the new NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, and his Liberal and Conservative counterparts at least talk a strong game about changing the tone in federal politics, writes Tim Powers. It's a strong contrast to the nasty language of politics in the U.S.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

October 4, 2017

OTTAWA—Not since the New Democrats’ historic showing in 2011 when for the first time they became the official opposition have Dippers across the land been so pumped. Jagmeet Singh’s historic election as NDP leader has potentially brought an end to the deep, dark funk so many in that political ...

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