Jagmeet Singh attends Winnipeg Labour Day rally [Video]

Jagmeet Singh marked Labour Day with a march through downtown Winnipeg, courting union voters in the run-up to a byelection in a formerly NDP-held riding.

Singh attended Winnipeg Labour Council’s rally and march Monday alongside Leila Dance, who’s on the NDP ticket in the Elmwood-Transcona byelection slated for Sept. 16.

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“I feel really optimistic and I feel really hopeful because Leila Dance is a strong candidate – the only candidate that actually lives in the riding and has deep roots there, but is also fighting for the people, so we’re letting people know they’ve got an important choice,” he said.

The NDP’s Jagmeet Singh and Leila Dance are pictured at a Sept. 2 Labour Day march and rally in Winnipeg, Man. (Daniel Timmerman/CTV News Winnipeg)

The seat was left vacant after three-term NDP MP Daniel …