Singh Survives Leadership Review, Calls ‘Forcing’ Dental Care a Success for NDP at Convention

He survived his leadership review with 81 percent of the votes from delegates.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to the media after receiving a vote of support from 81 percent of the delegates present at the NDP Convention in Hamilton on Oct. 14, 2023. The Canadian Press/Peter Power

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh celebrated his party having “forced” the Liberals to pay for dental care for low-income Canadian families during his keynote address at the party convention taking place in Hamilton Oct. 13–15. He also survived a leadership review, receiving 81 percent of the votes from delegates.

“Hundreds of thousands of families are able to take their kids to the dentist now because we forced the government to fund it,” Mr. Singh said to the crowded room awash with orange signs on Oct. 14.