Racism in Politics and Canada
Jagmeet Singhs spotlight gets brighter ahead of NDP leadership vote
OTTAWA Jagmeet Singh is no stranger to thinking on his feet or to racism.
Now considered a top contender in the race to replace federal New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair, Singh was a law student when he spotted two police officers cycling up the steep hill leading to Casa Loma, an imposing mansion-turned-museum in Toronto.
Curious as to whether they would be able to make it all the way up, Singh decided to watch their journey.
The police officers ended up approaching the young, brown-skinned man wearing a turban, told him he was staring, and demanded identification.
This incident, recounted to the Huffington Post, was not the first or only time Singh had been stopped by police, but it was a time when, educated and empowered by his legal studies, he said he informed the officers of his right to say no.
He walked away. It did not work.
Now considered a top contender in the race to replace federal New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair, Singh was a law student when he spotted two police officers cycling up the steep hill leading to Casa Loma, an imposing mansion-turned-museum in Toronto.
Curious as to whether they would be able to make it all the way up, Singh decided to watch their journey.
The police officers ended up approaching the young, brown-skinned man wearing a turban, told him he was staring, and demanded identification.
This incident, recounted to the Huffington Post, was not the first or only time Singh had been stopped by police, but it was a time when, educated and empowered by his legal studies, he said he informed the officers of his right to say no.
He walked away. It did not work.
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