Jagmeet Singh says he was warned about life threat in 2023, possibly originating from ‘international authorities’

Jagdeep Singh says RCMP warned him about life threat possibly originating from a international authorities.

Two days earlier than the election and amid predictions that the NDP will accomplish that badly that it may possibly lose celebration standing, Jagmeet Singh Saturday opened up about one thing that occurred two years in the past. He thought-about stepping down because the chief of NDP when he was warned by the RCMP that there was a reputable threat to his life.
“When I got that threat, I was floored,” Singh instructed reporters at a marketing campaign occasion in London, Ontario, on Saturday morning. “I had chills thinking about what that could mean for my wife who was pregnant at the time — for my baby girl.” The warning got here almost a yr earlier than former prime minister Justin Trudeau claimed Canada had proof linking Indian brokers to the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canadian media reported including that RCMP didn’t specify who was behind the threat however the implication was a international authorities.
Singh mentioned he mentioned together with his spouse whether or not he ought to maintain main the celebration even after the threats. “She was floored too, and she was afraid. And I thought, ‘Is it worth it for us to continue given a threat to life?’ And so we chatted about it,” Singh mentioned including that he stayed on for Canada’s rollout of the brand new dental care program.
Jagmeet Singh mentioned he’s sharing this story now as a result of Canadians shared with him their expertise with international interference — through the marketing campaign. “What about folks that are faced with these threats on a day-to-day basis? What about different community groups that constantly are living with the fear of threats to themselves, to their families?” Singh mentioned.
Singh was certainly one of a number of MPs and cupboard ministers given RCMP safety in 2023. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has had fixed safety for greater than a yr. Former emergency preparedness minister Harjit Sajjan had an RCMP element for a number of months in 2023 and 2024, as did Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman.