Jagmeet Singh Quotes

Jagmeet Singh

Profession : Lawyer

Birth : January 2, 1979

To me poverty, mental health, and addictions don't sound like criminal justice problems. They sound to me like a social justice problem.

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There's no excuse in 2019, with the wealth we have as a nation, with the technology we have as a country, that we cannot clean this water, ensure that all communities have clean drinking water.

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While people might talk about the divisions in this country, what I've seen is that across this country, we share so much in common, we share so many values, we want to take care of one another - that's what it means to be Canadian.

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We've shown people that you don't have to be taken for granted. You don't have to settle for less!

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Questions regarding the future of India are not for me to decide. I am not a citizen of India or an Indian politician.

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A beard and a turban sometimes conjure up negative associations, but if you see someone with a lime-colored, bright orange or pink turban, it disarms people's stereotyped notion of this image.

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Oh, I think Canadians look like all sorts of people. That's the beauty of Canada.

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I hope I represent a type of politics where we bring people together, where we inspire people - and we do it with this motivation of building a world that's better for everybody.

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We are the party that hears the stories of people, the struggles.

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I've never been afraid of taking on issues.

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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.

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In difficult economic times, I'm firmly opposed to austerity.

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I want to become prime minister.

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We must again be the party that inspires Canadians, that makes their hearts beat faster.

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I came from a tradition of demonstrations and protests, and I really believe in them. I think they are powerful ways of bring people together, to organize, to raise awareness, and most importantly to empower people.

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Increasingly, we're seeing two worlds in Canada. The world for most Canadians is increasingly unaffordable, involves more precarious work, and is a harder place in which to get by. The second world is an exclusive club for the wealthy and well-connected who get special access and are exempt from rules the rest of us play by.

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We need to truly understand what economic injustice and inequality looks like for hard-working Canadians grappling with it every day on the ground, at home and at work.

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There is no excuse for inaction in the face of economic injustice.

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We need to recognize that it is growing economic inequality that creates the conditions for hate to fester.

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Let me assure you that New Democrats will support a bold agenda to tackle inequality, even though it is certain to encounter strong opposition from vested interests.

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