Jagmeet Singh won Burnaby South through hope and hard work, but it masked crushing defeat and poor shows elsewhere
The morning after three federal byelections was like an elementary school sports day, with all the party leaders wearing their participation medals — “If you had fun, you won” — and claiming victory.In the B.C. riding of Burnaby South, the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh celebrated a win that paves his way, after 16 months as leader, to a seat in the House of Commons.To be fair to him, he won the prize through hope and hard work, and no one can ever take his newly won legitimacy away from him .
5 per cent of the vote, indicating an openness to trying something new among voters tired of a Liberal Party that has broken too many promises, a Conservative Party that is apathetic about climate change and an NDP that has appeared to be in disarray.While all parties had something to cheer about, the real loser was Canadian democracy.The York-Simcoe byelection is the first I can find on the Elections Canada website where voter turnout dipped below 20 per cent.
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