The NDP leader was a guest on the New Year’s Eve episode of New York-based “The Breakfast Club,” which regularly draws eight million monthly listeners. When asked to explain his role in Canada to the show’s mostly American audience, Singh likened himself to U.S. congresswoman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduce legislation as part of their Green New Deal proposal on Nov. 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. “It would be the AOC, Bernie Sanders kind of Democrat,” Singh explained. The NDP leader sighed.

Source: Huffington Post January 04, 2020 23:26 UTC