Singh more fizzle than sizzle as NDP struggle to stay relevant

Party leader Jagmeet Singh needs to turn the page on this story before it gets printed because he can't be further written off for dead.

A run and a win in a B.C. byelection for party leader Jagmeet Singh could give the NDP a much-needed morale boost, says Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

August 8, 2018

Jagmeet Singh is about to change strategy. Long has he disavowed entering the House of Commons, preferring to do the lonely work of a third party leader free of parliamentary duties. But now, Singh, it appears, will be seeking to run in Burnaby South in an upcoming byelection. The seat has been vaca...

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