Surely there’s more to New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh’s motivation than securing a fat pension.
August 30, 2024
How a federal political party holding 7% of seats in the Canadian House of Commons became king-maker for their direct competitor is a political tale of great importance.
The dynamic obscured by Canadian media is worthy of a deep-dive into the rise of Jagmeet Singh as leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party.
In a 2011 election, Jack Layton led the NDP to the most successful result in the party’s history, winning 103 seats—enough for the party to form the Official Opposition.
Jagmeet Singh’s predecessor, Thomas Mulcair, served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2012 to 2017.
Winning 44 seats in a 2015 federal election, Mulcair secured the second-best showing in party history. Successor Singh’s leadership has resulted in the NDP currently holding 24 seats in the HOC.
According to the Federal Elections Act, a political party “must have at least 12 members in the House of Commons to be a ‘recognized party’ for the purposes of parliamentary proceedings.”
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