If the concern is security, there needs to be evidence-backed policies to increase security and safety, while maintaining our liberties and freedoms. Policies that clamp down on freedoms and don’t increase security empirically need to be outright rejected. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
My style has allowed me to tear down barriers in day-to-day life with people who would otherwise have a negative stereotype of someone who wears a turban, but also to speak to people on Bay Street, professionals who don’t really think of New Democrats as an option. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
Why is it that we ask the question about whether or not Indigenous people should have clean drinking water? We’ve got to take a minute and think why is that even a question. Yes, they deserve clean drinking water. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
I know how important it is to have affordable and reliable access to cell and Internet services. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
Sikhs were considered the champions of fairness, uplifting people, protecting and defending human rights. Defending equality. So when someone sees a Sikh, the turban identifies a person who’s going to stand up for rights, even if you disagree with them. The turban is supposed to be a beacon. That someone who is going to help you out. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
Canadians are known for having a social conscience, and so our political leaders need to do more to uphold that reputation on the international stage. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
To publicly shame and attack someone who’s been found to be harassed, to intimidate someone who’s found to already have been harassed is unacceptable. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
I have been asked about terrorism many times, and each time I speak as clearly as I can. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
We need to recognize that it is growing economic inequality that creates the conditions for hate to fester. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
Fighting for human rights, a commitment to social justice and treating people with dignity are all things that are important to us as Canadians. Jagmeet Singh Read Quote
