What could 2018 hold for Jagmeet Singh?

What could 2018 hold for Jagmeet Singh?

December 28, 2017 10:21 am PST.

Jagmeet Singh. He won the leadership of the federal NDP, but doesn’t have a seat in the House of Commons. Cynthia Mulligan chats with Catherine McIntyre of Maclean’s about what 2018 could hold for Singh as he makes the move to federal politics.

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