Jagmeet Singh
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—Gore—Malton until his entry into federal politics. A Canadian-born practising Sikh of Punjabi descent, he was the first non-white politician to be elected to lead a major federal political party in Canada.
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Jul 3, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader Singh is negotiating pharmacare and dental care while balancing pressure from the base to break with Liberals.
Singh is walking a tightrope; progressives hope he wins pharmacare but fear he might cave to Liberal demands.
Jul 3, 2026
Lean Right
Not directly in articles, but the NDP leader supports the oil tanker ban as part of his climate agenda.
Conservatives criticize Singh for propping up the Liberal government and backing policies that hurt Alberta.
Jul 3, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader threatening to withdraw support from the Liberal minority government over stalled pharmacare legislation.
Praised for holding Liberals accountable on a core NDP promise, but criticized if he backs down without securing universal pharmacare.
Jul 2, 2026
Lean Right
The NDP leader continues to prop up the Liberal government through the supply-and-confidence agreement, drawing Conservative ire.
Seen as a Liberal enabler who prioritizes power over holding the government accountable on affordability and healthcare.
Jul 2, 2026
Far Left
Singh is pushing the Liberals to finalize pharmacare legislation while facing internal pressure to break the supply-and-confidence deal over inaction on housing.
Praised by NDP/Green voters for securing dental care but criticized for not extracting steeper concessions on climate and housing from the Liberals.
Jul 2, 2026
Far Left
Singh continues to leverage the NDP's supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals, demanding swift passage of pharmacare legislation.
Praised by NDP/Green supporters for holding the Liberals accountable on core promises like dental care and pharmacare, but criticized for not breaking the deal sooner given Liberal failures on housing and climate.
Jul 1, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader is negotiating the final piece of the supply-and-confidence deal, pushing for pharmacare legislation to pass this month.
Praised by NDP/Green for securing pharmacare and dental care, but criticized for keeping the Liberals in power despite broken promises.
Jun 30, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader is pushing for concrete pharmacare and dental care milestones before propping up the budget.
Singh is praised for demanding universal pharmacare but criticized for not using leverage more aggressively on housing and climate.
Jun 28, 2026
Lean Left
Singh is leveraging the NDP-Liberal confidence deal to push for pharmacare and dental care, while signaling impatience.
Liberals need Singh's support to stay in power, but resent his public ultimatums on progressive legislation.
Jun 28, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader continues to demand action on cost of living and pharmacare implementation.
Praised for holding Liberals accountable in the supply-and-confidence deal but criticized for not pushing harder on housing and affordability.