Liberal Turmoil a ‘Gift’ to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in B.C. Byelection: Expert

Liberal Turmoil a ‘Gift’ to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in B.C. Byelection: Expert
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in a file photo from Feb. 13, 2018. The Canadian Press/ Patrick Doyle
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BURNABY, B.C.—The stakes are high for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in a Metro Vancouver byelection race, but an expert says recent Liberal turmoil has been a “gift” to his campaign.

The 40-year-old former Ontario legislator has lacked a voice in Parliament since becoming party leader in the fall of 2017. Now he finally has his chance in Burnaby South as voters in the riding cast their ballots on Monday after a six-week race.