Jagmeet Singh
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Jagmeet Singh
Leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh is a lawyer, a human rights activist, and a former MPP in Ontario. Jagmeet understands the struggles Canadians are faced with because as a young man, he had to step up and take care of his family. Recently, Jagmeet and the NDP Caucus delivered the greatest expansion of universal healthcare in generations, with the creation of a new dental care program and concrete steps towards national pharmacare. Jagmeet is driven to make sure government delivers for people with stronger services that help create a better future for everyone.
Since 2019, Jagmeet has been honoured to serve as the Member of Parliament for Burnaby South, where he lives with wife Gurkiran and daughters Anhad and Dani.
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