Singh’s strong campaign an internal win, whatever the outcome, New Democrats say

Jagmeet Singh’s impressive campaign has ‘rescued’ and ‘refocused’ the NDP after the failed 2015 effort, Ed Broadbent says.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pictured arriving at the Oct. 7 leaders’ debate, one of the many strong performances on this campaign where New Democrats say the leader has helped increase the party’s prospects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

October 16, 2019

Even if Jagmeet Singh takes the NDP to a smaller seat count than predecessor Tom Mulcair in 2015, New Democrats say the new leader’s strong campaign puts him on safe footing as leader “as long as he wants to be.” Grumblings ...

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