Jagmeet Singh got into a couple of protesters鈥 faces after getting called a corrupted bastard.
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The NDP leader was leaving a Terry Fox event in Ottawa when he was getting heckled by at least two men, who seem to have called him a 鈥渃orrupted bastard.鈥
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A video captures Singh walking towards the Parliament Hill. Initially he can be seen interacting with a woman, possibly a critic of his, but nothing about that exchange appeared aggressive.
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A moment later, a male heckled a question about a non-conference vote. Then Singh was called a 鈥渃orrupted bastard.鈥
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That prompted Singh to turn around and approach the hecklers, while security officers were monitoring the situation
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鈥淵ou want to say something?鈥 the NDP leader asks.
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鈥淲hat?鈥 says one of the hecklers nervously.
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鈥淵ou want to say something to me? 鈥淲hy would you say that?鈥 Singh responds aggressively, before turning his gaze to the other heckler.
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The other heckler blamed 鈥渟omebody behind鈥 them for saying corrupted bastard, although no other hecklers can be seen on the video.
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Singh then gets into the face of the first man, demanding to know if hesa国际传媒 the one who said it.
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鈥淚f it was me I鈥檇 admit it,鈥 the heckler says.
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Singh inquired further about who said it before calling the man a coward whosa国际传媒 too scared to say it to his face.
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While the hecklers seemed frustrated by NDP politics, both were very timid during their confrontation with the party leader.
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Online reactions were overwhelmingly in favour of Singh.
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鈥淏y now you've probably seen the video,鈥 Singh wrote on X later in the day.
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鈥淔or days now, bullies in Ottawa have been spewing hate and harassing Canadians who don't agree with them. An Indigenous woman being called a Nazi. Staff being harassed. Journalists being yelled at. Thatsa国际传媒 the country Pierre Poilievre wants. Me? I believe everyone should feel safe walking our streets. I believe we need to stand up to bullies and shut down hate. Canadians believe in lifting each other up. Not tearing each other down. Stand with us.鈥
