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Jagmeet Singh

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Jagmeet Singh tells newcomers they belong and can aim to lead the country. He argues that a balanced budget is essential but refuses austerity, urging policies that address economic injustice. He also highlights the importance of trade for jobs across the nation.

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Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal is a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2017 to 2025 and as the member of Parliament (MP) for Burnaby South from 2019 to 2025. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2011, representing Bramalea

Quotes by Jagmeet Singh

I've never been afraid of taking on issues.

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I want to become prime minister.

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What do we believe in? Love and courage.

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Like many others who stand out, I was picked on.

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I don't have a firm line on balanced budgets.

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I want people to dream big.

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We need to, as a society, collectively, unequivocally denounce any time innocent lives are lost.

Denounce

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Protests have a value in society that I don't think you can quantify.

Community

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Our public spaces should be places that are inclusive, that bring people together.

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In difficult economic times, I'm firmly opposed to austerity.

Austerity

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We need to recognize that it is growing economic inequality that creates the conditions for hate to fester.

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I know how important it is to have affordable and reliable access to cell and Internet services.

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We have to fight climate change like we actually want to win.

Change

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There is no excuse for inaction in the face of economic injustice.

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We're gonna work hard to make sure young people have a future that's filled with hope. That's right. We want young people…

Future

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It's hard to love yourself when you've been told your whole life that there is something wrong with you - when you…

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Instead of just talking about the fact that women should be equal, let's put legislation that enforces pay equity.

Equity

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In the Sikh tradition there is no prohibition of showing your hair. It's not that hair cannot be seen. It's an identity,…

Identity

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That's the thing about abuse - it can make the victim feel an overwhelming sense of shame, a shame so disabling that…

Abuse

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Terrorism is perpetrated by individuals and cannot be blamed on any one religion, be it Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, or Christianity.

Buddhism

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My belief in human rights includes a fundamental principle that is written into Article 1 of the UN Charter: respect for equal…

Belief

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If I want back in time and said 'Hey, 10-year-old Jagmeet, you're gonna grow up and in 30 years you're gonna be…

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Air India happened when I was about five years old but... I've attended memorials with respect to the victims and the families,…

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My style has allowed me to tear down barriers in day-to-day life with people who would otherwise have a negative stereotype of…

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Sikhs were considered the champions of fairness, uplifting people, protecting and defending human rights. Defending equality. So when someone sees a Sikh,…

Equality

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The ability to become more accessible, to spread a message further, and to share stories at a faster rate are great things…

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My dad struggled younger in his life and eventually had become very well settled and bought a nice car for himself. And…

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There are a lot of people who can't find housing, who worry about the future, and that insecurity and precarity in their…

Future

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When projects like a pipeline are imposed on a province without a buy-in, without a collaborate approach, they just don't go ahead.…

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People shouldn't be forced to chose between paying for rent or paying for medication. They deserve a government ready to take on…

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We've shown people that you don't have to be taken for granted. You don't have to settle for less!

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Oh, I think Canadians look like all sorts of people. That's the beauty of Canada.

Beauty

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We want to help Canadians be able to get a home that they can afford.

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Indigenous communities have suffered horribly as a result of residential schools.

Communities

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I have long been an advocate for peace and human rights in Canada and around the globe.

Advocate

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Well, the federal government has a responsibility to provide leadership in bringing together provinces.

Federal government

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I think that as a public figure, I put myself out there so people can ask me anything they want to ask…

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I have been asked about terrorism many times, and each time I speak as clearly as I can.

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I feel like this idea of strategic voting has not allowed people to dream big.

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My parents were loving, caring, generous and thoughtful.

Caring

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