OTTAWA – Jagmeet Singh says he’s “absolutely” the right person to lead the New Democrats into the next election despite the party’s drop in the polls. A recent Leger poll...
Singh was asked if he’s still the right leader for the party.
“So if you want to defend health care, I’m your guy. I’m the only one that’s committed to defending health care, fighting back against privatization, not letting people profit off the pain of Canadians,” he said.
Singh said both the Liberals and Conservatives are proposing cuts to federal spending […]
Either the question was asked poorly or he didn’t understand because he clearly was not answering the question that was asked.
One of the frustrating new realities of politicians these days is that they basically all follow the mantra of “don’t answer the question that was asked, answer the question that you wish was asked”. It’s extremely frustrating.
Either the question was asked poorly or he didn’t understand because he clearly was not answering the question that was asked.
One of the frustrating new realities of politicians these days is that they basically all follow the mantra of “don’t answer the question that was asked, answer the question that you wish was asked”. It’s extremely frustrating.
Yeah, but the same thing can be said of most politicians these days. They stick to their talking points and don’t go off-script much.
I mean I hate it too, but it’s what politics is now.
I unfortunately understand that but it’s more that the headline is using the “non-answer” for their question.
I suppose it could be a good way to combat their non-answers by using it literally to quote them and make them look dumb.