Comments on: My early rankings #ndpldr

By: Veronica Abbass

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:55:44 +0000

There’s a larger Sikh community in Toronto than in NS

That’s my point. I know I read somewhere, (can’t remember where) that was the reason why he went to Toronto: to woo the Sikh community.

This makes me so annoyed*. Singh leaves his home province to ingratiate himself with the Sikh community while he ignores his own province and community. His religious affiliation is so obvious as is bias towards the religion and politics approach. I am beginning to dislike the word community. Singh should focus on a separation of religion and politics and realize that the community that should matter to the next leader of the federal NDP is Canada.

* “Annoyed” is my online word for something stronger.

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By: Ian

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:41:45 +0000

Re: Singh in Toronto. There’s a larger Sikh community in Toronto the NS and more NDP members. He also opened a Vancouver Island office I believe.

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By: Veronica Abbass

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:56:26 +0000

Martin Singh

“Weaknesses: Inexperience, his association with the Faith and Social Justice committee, and his willingness to use religious organizations for partisan purposes.”

In addition, according to the Vancouver Sun,

Singh said it was obvious from an early age that he was different from those around him.

“The other guys in school were thinking about cars and girls and hunting,” he said. “Whereas I thought about God and politics.”

I’ve been watching Singh for a while and wonder why he chose to campaign in the the Toronto area and why he didn’t run his campaign in his home province, Nova Scotia, to show his support for and interest in Atlantic Canada.

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