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Jagmeet Singh

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The Resume

    (January 2, 1979- )
    Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
    Birth name is Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal
    Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (2017- )
    Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament in the riding of Bramalea—Gore—Malton (2011-17)
    Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (2015-17)
    Member of Parliament in the riding of Burnaby South  (February 25, 2019- )
    He made good on his byelection promise to relocate to the Greater Vancouver region upon being elected.

Why he might be annoying:

    He is a lawyer by trade.
    He is often mistaken as a Muslim, when he is actually a Sikh.
    He is a vegetarian.
    His party saw a significant drop in popularity in the years following his election as leader.
    He went a year and a half without a seat in the House of Commons.
    He opted to run for a seat in the House of Commons in a byelection in the Greater Vancouver region, when his home base is located in the Greater Toronto region.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the first visible minority to be elected leader of a major Canadian political party.
    He opted to go by Jagmeet Singh professionally as a way to signify the rejection of caste practices.
    He was the first turban wearing Sikh to be elected to the Ontario Provincial Parliament.
    He was the target of a racist attack at the NDP leadership convention but handled it in a graceful manner, which led to his surge in popularity and eventual election as party leader of the NDP (2017).
    He is a staunch advocate for social issues amongst the lower and middle class citizens.
    He is an avid practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

Credit: Ricky


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 310 Votes: 58.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 54.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying