NDP MP Peter Julian slams Trudeau for not calling byelection in Burnaby South
OTTAWA — New Democrats are blasting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for calling a byelection in an Ontario riding as tensions mount over when a byelection will be called for a B.C. riding where NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been named a candidate.
Trudeau called a byelection Sunday for the riding of Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes. But there are currently four vacant seats in Parliament, including Burnaby South, where Singh has said he will run as soon as a byelection is called.
New Democrat MP Peter Julian says Trudeau’s decision not to call the other byelections today is “petty and manipulative,” and he accused the prime minister of playing around with elections.
“For him to pick and choose which riding gets democratic representation is outrageous,” Julian said.