Singh confronts heckler outside Parliament

Interaction shows rarely seen side of NDP leader

- RAISA PATEL

In an unusual move for Jagmeet Singh, the NDP leader confronted a man who heckled him as he was leaving Parliament Hill on Tuesday.

In a video posted on X Tuesday afternoon by PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun, two men can be seen following Singh at a distance as he exits West Block, with one appearing to call the NDP leader a "corrupted bastard."

The video shows Singh respond by turning around, asking the men who made the remark, and whether they wanted to repeat it to his face.

Both men are shown in the video denying that they made the remark.

The NDP leader, who is known for his calm responses to public incidents of harassment and heckling, approached and confronted one of the men, whose identity the Star has not confirmed.

"Was it you or not?" Singh is shown asking the man, who replies that the comment was uttered by someone behind him.