Following a debate among federal NDP leadership candidates Sunday, perceived frontrunner Jagmeet Singh paid a visit to a Penticton restaurant Monday evening.
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With North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations currently underway, Singh said he is interested in, beyond free trade, seeing more fair trade to and from Canada, protecting workers and the environment in trade deals.
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Singh also took advantage of his adeptness at social media, taking selfies with the crowd and with individuals, and he appeared at ease with the crowd.
"It's doubling down on energy of the past," on opposing both KM and Energy East pipelines.
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The event followed the final debate among federal NDP leadership hopefuls in a race of four candidates in which Singh claims to have raised the most new memberships.
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If Singh wins, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once the subject of age-related attack ads, would be the oldest leader of the three major parties, with recently elected Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer also early in his career.
Following his appearance in Penticton, Singh headed to Merritt.
