BURNABY, B.C.—The stakes are high for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in a Metro Vancouver byelection race, but an expert says recent Liberal turmoil has been a “gift” to his campaign. The 40-year-old former Ontario legislator has lacked a voice in Parliament since becoming party leader in the fall of 2017. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh leaves an advance poll after casting his ballot for the federal byelection in Burnaby South, in Burnaby, B.C., on February 15, 2019. Richard T. Lee, the Liberal candidate who replaced Wang in Burnaby South, said few people are raising the issue on the doorstep. Lee said local issues, especially affordable housing, are more important to Burnaby South voters than the situation in Ottawa.

Source: thestar February 24, 2019 15:11 UTC