“My style has allowed me to tear down barriers in day-to-day life with people who would otherwise have a negative stereotype of someone who wears a turban, but also to speak to people on Bay Street, professionals who don't really think of New Democrats as an option.”

Canadian politician and lawyer

Jagmeet Singh Jimmy Dhaliwal is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Born in Canada, he served as leader of the New Democratic Party from 2017 to 2025 and represented Burnaby South in the House of Commons from 2019 to 2025. He was first elected in 2011 to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Bramalea, Gore, Malton before moving into federal politics. Of Punjabi descent and a practising Sikh, he became the first member of a visible minority group to lead a major Canadian federal political party.