IF CHOSEN, SINGH SAYS HE WON’T SEEK SEAT IN HOUSE UNTIL 2019

New Democrat MPs in the House of Commons could be without a permanent leader on Parliament Hill until after the federal election in 2019 if Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh takes over at the party’s helm. Should he win the leadership in October, Singh told The Canadian Press he would prefer to forego seeking a Commons seat until the next election in two years, opting instead to spend time reaching out to Canadians. Singh said he’d be “open to hearing more advice” on whether or not to seek a seat sooner.