Jagmeet Singh
Election results: A rock wins in Burnaby Central
May 12, 2025Election night 2025 was a joyous one for Prime Minister Mark Carney, boomers, and the Liberal party, winning a minority government with 169 seats in Parliament. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the night was in Burnaby Central where a rock received 98% of the vote, ousting NDP incumbent Jagmeet Singh. The “campaign” to elect the rock in Burnaby Central had a grand total of one polling station (located at SFU, even though we aren’t even in its riding) and only spent around $3 — on a temporary tattoo of the Liberal party logo to place on its torso. …
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It is not an insult to call people racist when they are being racist
July 26, 2020On June 17, the leader of the NDP party, Jagmeet Singh, was kicked out of Parliament over not apologizing for calling Alain Therrien, a Quebecois MP, a racist. The underlying reason for his expulsion was that his use of the…
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Election rundown: Which party leaders participated in the climate strikes and why does it matter?
October 13, 2019On September 27, climate strikes were held across Canada as part of the larger global movement inspired by Greta Thunberg. Environmental policy has also become increasingly central in the Canadian federal election campaigns. Because of this, it is important to…
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Election rundown: The NDP have little chance of winning a majority and should focus on a coalition instead
October 12, 2019Jagmeet Singh and his New Democratic Party are riding the perpetual struggle bus. The troubles for the NDP initially began with difficulty attempting to nominating candidates across the country, and continues in the form of a crippling deficit that makes…
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What you need to know for Burnaby South’s by-election
February 23, 2019The riding of Burnaby South is holding a by-election on February 25. The by-election represents New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh’s last chance to win a seat in parliament before the October 2019 federal election, as well as a…
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Jagmeet Singh, NDP: A sit down with the candidates from the Burnaby South by-election
February 23, 2019In the lead-up to the Burnaby South by-election on February 25, I spoke (separately) to all three recognized party candidates over the phone. You can also read my interview with Jay Shin, Conservative, and Richard Lee, Liberal. Jagmeet Singh was…
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Jagmeet Singh comes to Burnaby Clubs Days
January 22, 2019The party leader visited campus to meet students and hear what they had to say
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