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Jagmeet Singh speaks to journalists after a caucus meeting Jan 22 2025 CP Justin Tang
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Jagmeet Singh speaks to journalists after a caucus meeting on January 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Jagmeet Singh says he will step down as the leader of the NDP as soon as a new interim leader is chosen.
Singh conceded defeat in his British Columbia riding of Burnaby Central and the party is at risk of losing official party status.
With the NDP at risk of losing official party status — and after losing his own riding — Singh said he'd be stepping down as leader once the party selects an interim replacement.
"We may lose sometimes and those losses hurt," Singh said, fighting emotion as he stood beside his wife on a stage in Burnaby, B.C.
"We're only defeated when we believe ... those that tell us that we can never dream of a better Canada, a fairer Canada, a more compassionate Canada."