“The ability to become more accessible, to spread a message further, and to share stories at a faster rate are great things to come from social media. As politicians, we have another platform with which we can reach people but also listen to them.”

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.