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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Jun 23, 2026
Lean Left
Singh sets a deadline for the Liberals to introduce a stand-alone pharmacare bill, testing the supply-and-confidence deal.
Liberals see him as a necessary partner but worry his demands could destabilize the minority government.
Jun 23, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader under pressure to show results on dental care and pharmacare while maintaining the Liberal supply agreement.
Praised for extracting concessions like dental care from the Liberals, but criticized for propping up a government that fails on housing and climate.
Jun 22, 2026
Center
The NDP leader is likely to highlight Indigenous rights and climate justice in response to National Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Lytton wildfire.
Centre perspective sees Singh as pushing the Liberal government to strengthen reconciliation commitments and environmental spending, a pressure that can shift policy.
Jun 22, 2026
Far Left
Singh is threatening to walk away from the supply and confidence deal if the Liberals do not deliver on pharmacare legislation this fall.
NDP supporters see him as fighting for core promises, but some worry he may overplay his hand against a weak Liberal government.
Jun 18, 2026
Far Left
NDP leader is negotiating next steps in the supply-and-confidence deal while facing pressure to break with the Liberals.
Praised for securing dental care and pharmacare commitments, but criticized for propping up a Liberal government that fails on housing and climate.
Jun 15, 2026
Far Left
Singh is publicly pressuring the Liberals to deliver the Pharmacare Act before the March 1 deadline, warning the supply-and-confidence deal is not unconditional.
Singh is praised by progressives for holding the line on public drug coverage but criticized if he folds without a strong bill, as NDP credibility is on the line.
Jun 13, 2026
Far Left
As the leader of the NDP, he implicitly spearheads the party's effort to table a bill to strengthen anti-scab legislation and close existing loopholes.
The NDP/Green perspective credits Singh and his party for actively championing stronger labour protections and advocating for policies that prevent employers from undermining striking workers, reinforcing workers' collective bargaining power.
Jun 12, 2026
Lean Left
Singh and the NDP are fighting to remain relevant as soft-left voters migrate toward Carney's Liberals, with the party struggling to differentiate itself on affordability and pharmacare ahead of the election.
Liberal strategists see Singh as a spoiler whose continued presence splits the progressive vote and risks handing Poilievre a path to government, even as Singh credibly claims credit for pharmacare and dental care wins under the supply-and-confidence deal.
Jun 12, 2026
Far Left
The NDP tabled a private member's bill this week targeting a loophole in federal anti-scab legislation that allows employers to use managers from other locations to break strikes.
Singh and the NDP are pressing the Liberal government to close the gap in the anti-scab law they passed together, framing it as a test of whether Labour-friendly legislation has real teeth or is merely symbolic.
Jun 10, 2026
Far Left
The NDP under Singh continues its legislative push to repeal Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, a provision repeatedly used to force striking workers back to work.
NDP supporters view Singh's sustained campaign against Section 107 as one of the clearest examples of the party standing with organized labour against Liberal and Conservative strike-breaking instincts.