OTTAWA -- Jagmeet Singh took aim at the Liberal government Sunday, firing an opening salvo that sounded strikingly like a campaign battle cry ahead of a possible election later this year.
As the Liberals reiterate pledges on national pharmacare and child-care systems -- the party has backed both ideas since the 1990s but made little headway on either -- Singh is leading the NDP further left on a plan to cancel billions in student debt, eliminate for-profit long-term care and impose a wealth tax.
Terry Beech, a Liberal MP and convention co-chair, responded by saying Trudeau Liberals are the only team with a plan to support Canadians and "keep people healthy and safe." He has consistently emerged as the most popular federal leader in recent polls, but the party itself often falls short of 20 per cent support.
Singh's speech also looked to shore up solidarity within the party at a convention that saw glitches and procedural delays threaten to sideline policy debate amid simmering tensions over how far left the party should tack. Singh affirmed his belief in Israel's right to exist and said he is "vigilantly aware" that anti-Jewish hate resides across the political spectrum, adding that he is "someone you can count on to fight against any form of anti-Semitism."
He’s been voting with JustinTrudeau since the last election. theJagmeetSingh should resign and give the party a chance. He’s proven he’s not a leader by being puppetgeneral and Trudeau’s lapdog.
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Hahahahaha, all he has done is throw support behind the Liberals.
Attack the Liberals so the Conservatives win. Great idea.