There appears to be a connection between anger towards the federal NDP leader and significant losses for the party in Ontario.
One of the most stunning aspects of the Ontario election was the huge drop in turnout.
About 43% of eligible voters turned out, meaning all parties – except for the Ontario Greens and the new parties (New Blue & Ontario Party) – lost raw votes.
For example, the PCs were down about 400,000 raw votes compared to the last election, but they still won huge because the NDP – who came in second last time as well – dropped far more.
The NDP was down close to 900,000 votes, a truly shocking decline since those voters didn’t really shift to another party. They simply went away. People stayed home.
The horrendous result for the Ontario NDP comes not long after Jagmeet Singh was confronted on multiple occasions by angry Canadians, including Canadian Sikh’s, demonstrating growing anger against Singh in that community.
Much of the anger stems from perception that Singh has sold out to Justin Trudeau by doing Trudeau’s bidding.
Singh’s demonization of the Freedom Convoy was also heavily criticized by some Canadian Sikhs who supported the movement and opposed Singh’s attempt to smear the convoy as ‘racist.’
When Singh was confronted with those angry crowds, much of the establishment media attempted to completely ignore it, since it didn’t fit their narrative.
But narrative or not, the results on election day in Ontario were quite dramatic.
In a serious of Tweets, respected Canadian voice Darshan Maharaja discussed the seemingly negative impact Jagmeet Singh’s popularity – or lack therof – had on the NDP in the Ontario election:
“Looking back, that video where Jagmeet was seen running away from people in Brampton who wanted to ask him questions was a pretty good sign that NDP was in trouble as far as retaining the 3 Brampton seats was concerned.”
Looking back, that video where Jagmeet was seen running away from people in Brampton who wanted to ask him questions was a pretty good sign that NDP was in trouble as far as retaining the 3 Brampton seats was concerned.
— Darshan Maharaja (@TheophanesRex) June 3, 2022
Darshan also noted that Jagmeet Singh’s brother was defeated:
“NDP lost all the 3 seats that it held in Brampton. Now all 5 seats are Conservative.
Losing NDP MPP’s include the Deputy Leader Sara Singh.
I think this may be a fallout of Jagmeet’s deal with Trudeau. Jagmeet’s brother Gurratan Singh also lost (Brampton East).”
NDP lost all the 3 seats that it held in Brampton. Now all 5 seats are Conservative.
Losing NDP MPP’s include the Deputy Leader Sara Singh.
I think this may be a fallout of Jagmeet’s deal with Trudeau. Jagmeet’s brother Gurratan Singh also lost (Brampton East). pic.twitter.com/ohlDn7fP5f
— Darshan Maharaja (@TheophanesRex) June 3, 2022
Singh out of step with entrepreneurial values
The fact is that many members of the Sikh community in Canada have a very entrepreneurial and pro-business mindset.
By contrast, Jagmeet Singh has been relentlessly in favour of raising taxes, imposing the carbon tax, adding more regulations, and expanding the role of the state.
As a result, many entrepreneurial-minded Canadians of all backgrounds who want to work hard, keep more of their money, and build financial freedom for themselves and their families – including members of the Sikh community – no longer see their perspective represented in the NDP under Jagmeet Singh and by extension the provincial offshoots of the party.
Combined with the perceived dishonesty in Jagmeet Singh not campaigning on a pact with the Liberals and doing that only when the election was over, and his strange ongoing contradiction between criticizing Trudeau and then giving in to Trudeau on nearly everything, and it’s clear that Jagmeet Singh has become a liability for the NDP in many parts of this country.
Spencer Fernando
Photo – Twitter
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