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 The NDP did not do bad during the 2011 elections under Jack Layton's leadership and 2019's as they were able to become the opposition party and negotiate some stuff when it come to passing bills (Jagmeet helped to increase the CERB payment for people that lost work during COVID). They have a solid platform but people are often caught under the loop that they're strictly a socialist/communist party etc (they'll raise the taxes on the working class to fund public enterprises).

Quite the contrary though, they're a social democratic party and can get voted out when the time comes (provincial elections have seen NDP leaderships come and go). Actually, I think they have become quite popular across the provinces since the last decade as they have secured majority gov't in Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Nova Scotia.

Coming this election time, I do think they might be able to form an opposition again if the seats are split between the conservatives and liberals. I guess when the time comes.., maybe down the road....the NDP might have their chance at winning the federal election.

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On 8/26/2021 at 4:30 AM, Kau89r8 said:

Do Canadians like Jagmeet Singh?

I know hindus dont lol..and they run massive campaigns against him last time....as well as likes of far-rights like terry 

I hope he Jagmeet wins but he will always be targeted not by gora but hindus and india

 

He has 20% in the polls and considering he is a head of a third party that usally doesn't win I would say he is liked. 

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ANALYSIS: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s ‘optimistic’ hope for Quebec caucus swell

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By Abigail Bimman  Global News
Posted September 4, 2021 8:30 am
 Updated September 4, 2021 8:28 am
 
 
Global National: Singh unveils NDP platform for Quebec, where party support lags
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WATCH: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has unveiled his party's platform for Quebec, on the third and final day of the NDP's campaign in that province. Abigail Bimman breaks down the plan, and whether it will be enough to win over voters in Quebec.
  • Cheese curds, sweet potato fries and curry gravy: a small crowd in a Montreal park, and the internet, were won over by Jagmeet Singh’s ‘Punjabi Poutine’ Thursday.
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Even more of a PR win for New Democrats, as it turned out, was the branded poutine truck’s breakdown on the way to the event, thereby delaying the flow of gravy — endearingly, the most #cdnpoli kind of election problem, declared Twitter, as “Punjabi Poutine” trended on the site.

Spending three days of the third week of the federal election campaign in Quebec, Jagmeet Singh was pressed about what’s different this time around.

The NDP’s popularity has been steadily declining since the famed “Orange Crush” brought them 59 seats in 2011. In 2019, the party lost all but one.

Singh says people know him better now. The party can run on its record of pushing for increased pandemic benefits in the Liberal minority government.

 

“When we’re in Quebec, when we’re in Montreal, people have come up to us. Artists have come up to us and said, ‘Thank you for fighting for us. We know that you were the ones who fought to bring in more help to people, you fought to bring in more CERB,’” Singh said.

“They’re getting to like him, he’s a likeable guy,” said the poutine truck’s owner, Martin Poitras, who thinks the party can pick up more seats in his province this time.

Poitras added quickly, “I’m not an expert in politics, I’m a food truck owner.”

But political experts agree with the cheese man’s take: Singh is likeable, and the NDP’s chances to increase their Quebec seat count are looking up — just not as high as the party hopes.

New Democrats say they’re targeting between four and 10 seats in La Belle Provence. The recent candidacy of former MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau in the riding of Berthier-Maskinongé is seen as the biggest boon.

“If it’s 10 seats, let’s open up the champagne on the 20th,” said former NDP press secretary Farouk Karim, who also worked in the party’s war room in the 2015 election.

STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT“I would be happy if we pick up a few, like if we double or triple our numbers in Quebec, just to give us a foundation for the next time around.”

Karim supports the campaign’s targeted seat strategy, as opposed to blanketing the entire province with a potential waste of resources.

“I don’t think that the NDP is hoping for a new orange wave or winning a lot of seats in Quebec, but they need to maintain a presence in the province if they want to retain their credentials as a truly national party, a federal party,” said McGill University’s Daniel Béland.

“I would say more one or two [new seats], but who knows?” he mused, calling a four-seat pick-up “optimistic.”

One of the reasons Singh is asked repeatedly about a 2021 difference is the blatant racism he experienced during the 2019 campaign. In one incident caught on camera in Montreal, a man told him he should cut off his turban to look like a Canadian.

The debate over Bill 21, Quebec’s religious symbols law, was raging, and Singh was (and remains) the only federal leader to wear a visible religious symbol.
 

Every day in Quebec this week Singh has deflected the question of racism, giving what can be described as the clearest non-answer Friday, when asked whether he feels systemic racism is holding him back in Quebec.

“I don’t want to make anything about myself,” he told reporters, saying in general systemic racism was a problem that needed to be fixed.

The party’s last man standing in Quebec, candidate Alexandre Boulerice, was more direct Wednesday, saying he thinks Quebeckers are prepared to elect a prime minister who wears a turban.

“I’m not hearing that anymore,” he said when asked if issues of race come up at the door.

 
“We are in favour of a secular state, but there’s different kinds of secularism,” said Boulerice.

But political observers agree Bill 21 remains a challenge.

“The debate around religious symbols is still part of the political narrative in Quebec, and there’s a huge chunk of the electorate that will not consider voting for the NDP for that reason. It’s unfortunate, but that’s something the NDP needs to deal with,” said former NDP adviser Karl Bélanger, now with Traxxion Strategies.

Bigger picture, over the course of three days spent in Montreal and Quebec City, the conclusion was nothing major happened to change the party’s fortunes.

While in 2019, the TVA network’s French-language debate was a turning point that launched the Bloc Quebecois, the consensus was this first debate didn’t have a clear winner.

“The performance of Jagmeet Singh at the debate was OK, but there was nothing really to write home about,” Béland said.

You wouldn’t know that from watching Singh’s campaign team: when the leader boarded the flight to Quebec City late Thursday night after the debate, the whole team broke into resounding applause.

On his third and final day in the province, Singh launched a 19-page Quebec-specific platform. Barring some additions, much was promised in 2019’s Quebec platform, many items included that are in the party’s national 2021 platform, and there were several (immigration funding, boosted healthcare transfers) that line up with popular Premier Francois Legault’s laundry list of demands for any incoming prime minister.

“I think that they want to send a strong message to nationalists in Quebec that, you know, they are not going to centralize everything,” Béland said.

The timing of the policy drop, at the end of the three-day tour, raised eyebrows, with Béland saying he didn’t understand the strategy.

At first, neither party operatives, Boulerice nor Singh himself offered clear reasons for this strategy, beyond saying they would be back in Quebec again before the campaign was through, and they had lots to offer the province in the already released national plan.

Journalists travelling with Singh had been clamouring for an embargoed copy since the day before the drop, and were only provided one with fewer than 30 minutes to go before the media availability to question the leader about it.

 

When asked whether Liberals had a plan for Quebec Friday, Justin Trudeau said in French it was “bizarre” Singh released his after the debate, missing a chance to debate his Quebec platform in front of such a large audience.

That “bizarre” comment seems to have touched an NDP nerve, with campaign Special Advisor Marie Della Matia offering up a new comment on strategy Friday night as the tour hit St. John’s, N.L.

“The debate got people’s attention and now they are looking at us because we are talking about their needs. That’s the right time to highlight our offer to Quebecers,” she said.

Timing aside, no huge gain from the Quebec tour isn’t a problem for Karim, who says every modest lift is a big deal given the party started from further behind its competition.

“Since 2015 in Quebec it’s been a decline. So to see a rise, a little rise, and it is rising and people are positive and there’s a chance of doubling, tripling seats — gives a lot of energy to the team.”

When you start with one seat, there’s little place to go but up.

Abigail Bimman is a Global National correspondent, travelling with the NDP for the third week of the federal election campaign.

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https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/47-punjab-origin-candidates-in-fray-for-canada-polls-308015

47 Punjab-origin candidates in fray for Canada polls

Liberal Party fields 17, Conservative 13 | Expats in face-off on several seats | Voting on September 20

 
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47 Punjab-origin candidates in fray for Canada polls

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Sukhmeet Bhasin

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Bathinda, September 7

As many as 47 Punjabis are trying their luck in the Canadian Federal General Elections for which the polling is scheduled to be held on September 20.

Prominent faces

  • Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan from Vancouver South
  • Minister Anita Anand from Oakvilla in Ontario
  • Minister Bardish Chagger from Waterloo
  • Jagmeet Singh, leader of New Democratic Party who provided support to the minority government of Justice Trudeau, from Burnaby South

In the final list of candidates, the maximum Punjabi candidates (17) have been fielded by the Liberal Party, followed by Conservative Party (13), New Democratic Party (10), People’s Party of Canada (5), Green (1) and one will contest as an Independent.

The 2019 polls also saw the same number of candidates, 19 of whom made it to the House of Commons. With 16 of the sitting MPs and a Punjabi-versus-Punjabi contest on several seats, their relatives back home are keeping fingers crossed. The prominent Punjabi NRI faces in the poll fray are: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan from Vancouver South, minister Anita Anand from Oakvilla in Ontario, minister Bardish Chaggar from Waterloo and Jagmeet Singh, leader of New Democratic Party (NDP) who provided support to the minority government of Justice Trudeau, is seeking reelection from Burnaby South.

The Liberals have fielded Ruby Sahota (Brampton North), Sonia Sidhu (Brampton South), Kamal Khera (Brampton West), Anju Dhillon (Dorval-Lachine-LaSalle), Randeep S Sarai (Surrey Centre), Maninder Sidhu (Brampton East) and Sukh Dhaliwal (Surrey Newton) for reelection. The other candidates fielded by the Liberals are Lakhwinder Jhaj, Parm Bains and Sabrina Grover. Raj Saini was fielded from Kitchender Centre, but he withdrew his candidature on Saturday after facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards staffers.

The NDP has fielded Tejinder Singh form Brampton South, Gurprit Gill from Brampton West, Avneet Johal from Surrey Newton and Gurinder Singh Gill from Calgary Skyview. The candidates fielded by the Conservatives include sitting MPs Tim Uppal, Jag Sahota and Jasraj Singh. Other candidates are Indira Bains, Priti Lamba, Naval Bajaj, Medha Joshi, Ramandeep Brar, Jagdeep Singh, Tina Bains and Sukhbir Singh Gill.

Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton), who was earlier a minister in the Trudeau cabinet, has reportedly quit politics and is not re-contesting. Along with him, Liberal MP Gagan Sikand (Mississauga-Streetsville) and Independent Ramesh Sangha (Brampton Centre) are also not seeking re-election this time.

Even Parveen Hundal is contesting as an Independent from Surrey Newton and Devyani Singh from Green party is in fray from Vancouver Quadra. The power of the Sikh community has been gauged from the fact that in last House, it had 18 Sikh MPs in Canada.

The Sikh community comprises just 1 per cent of the country’s population, but they have come to wield more power than most of their immigrant counterparts. The credit goes to a robust culture of grassroots politics, organisational skills and fundraising capabilities, and a particular feature of Canada’s electoral system that requires each candidate to bring in a certain number of signatures and party members in order to get nominated.
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