But it won’t be happening anytime soon for Jagmeet Singh — neither praying, nor paying his respects. That’s because the new NDP leader, who could one day be Canada’s first turbaned prime minister, was refused a visa when trying to visit India in 2013. Nor does any leader want to be seen as excessively hard on self-determination, given Quebec’s historical environment. It would be unfair to apply another double standard — making Singh pay a special price for that collective inattention — but the more equivocal his answers, the more persistent the questions will become. That said — and no matter what he leaves unsaid — if the NDP leader ever becomes prime minister, he may yet get that Indian visa.

Source: thestar October 27, 2017 22:30 UTC