Jagmeet Singh verbally abused by protesters in Ontario
Posted May 12, 2022 12:01 pm.
Jagmeet Singh says hatred threatens democracy, after he was screamed and sworn at during an election campaign stop in Ontario earlier this week.
As the federal NDP leader left an event in Peterborough on Tuesday, he was surrounded by protesters who yelled profanities at him, repeatedly called him a “traitor,” and gave him the finger.
Video posted to social media shows the group of protesters even following Singh to his car and continuing to hurl abuse.
Singh was in Peterborough in support of a provincial NDP candidate.
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On Wednesday, Singh issued a response, saying “polarization and disinformation are real dangers to our society.”
“While disagreements are fundamental to a thriving democracy – hatred, violence and wishing death upon others threaten it. Politicians must remember the consequences when they stoke fear and division,” the statement reads in part.
“When hate is given space to grow, it spreads like wild fire. That is why we must always confront it – giving it no space to take hold, no room to grow.”
Thank you to everyone that has reached out to me after yesterday’s incident in Peterborough.
Here are my thoughts and reflections: pic.twitter.com/Oz81q0S5du
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) May 12, 2022
