Having served as an Ontario MPP for six years, Jagmeet Singh — now Leader of Canada's Democratic Party — is certainly no stranger to the GTA's diverse culinary scene.
blogTO's own Anton Wong caught up with the Scarborough-born politician on Friday outside 1845 Gerrard St. E., a residential building that wasJoined by NDP Toronto-Danforth candidate Clare Hacksel, the NDP urged the federal government to establish a fund to protect renters in Toronto in the upcoming budget, which would help not-for-profit organizations buy affordable housing when it's on the market.
Following an in-depth discussion about the current state of Toronto's rental market, Singh was asked to reveal his favourite restaurants in the city, and here are his top picks."I'm on a bit of a pizza wave right now, I love pizza. I'm a vegetarian though, so normally I would recommend some vegetarian restaurants... but pizza-wise, I'm going to give you an east side and a west side," the politician said., located at 1168 Queen St. E.
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