Singh names leadership rival Guy Caron to lead NDP in the Commons
OTTAWA — Newly elected federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh named Quebec leadership rival Guy Caron to be his House of Commons surrogate Wednesday after basking in the glow of a raucous caucus welcome to Parliament Hill.
Singh, whose high-profile status as a practising Sikh has some observers predicting he’ll get a rough ride in Quebec due to its long-standing position on secularism, said Caron will be a thoughtful and qualified parliamentary leader who helps signal that Quebec is important.
Singh, a member of the Ontario legislature who won the party leadership on Sunday, has no Commons seat.
“We are not just going to hold on to (16) Quebec seats,” he said while MPs cheered behind him.