Nanaimo MP ‘ecstatic’ Jagmeet Singh wins NDP leadership race
NANAIMO — A local NDP MP sees Jagmeet Singh as a progressive new voice who can bring the party and Canadians together.
Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson, who endorsed Ontario MPP Singh, told NanaimoNewsNOW him winning the party’s leadership race in Toronto on Sunday is a historic development.
“To have for the first time in Canada’s history the leader of a major political party be a person of colour, is inspiring, is a breakthrough. It’s about time,” she said.
Malcolmson said the 53 per cent of party members who picked Singh over three other contenders in the first ballot showed the NDP stand united. She said Singh’s stance against Kinder Morgan and pledge to implement a national strategy to end violence against women solidified her support.