Jagmeet Singh seeks to hold Prairie seats as election campaign enters homestretch [Video]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is spending some of the final days of the federal election campaign in NDP-held Prairie cities that could be under threat, as Winnipeg candidates debate the balance between free speech and religious freedom.

Singh was campaigning Thursday in Winnipeg — where the party holds two seats – a day after visiting Edmonton, home to two other NDP MPs.

Winnipeg polling firm Probe Research reported Thursday that the NDP has been trailing the Liberals and Conservatives in Winnipeg since February — but a recent recovery in the party’s popularity could see it hold both seats in the city as well as a third seat in northern Manitoba.

“With the NDP at risk of losing many seats elsewhere, retaining a Manitoba beachhead could be very important as the party seeks to rebuild following a difficult campaign,” says the polling firm’s analysis.

Singh sought to strike a positive tone Thursday, saying New Democrats have pushed for real change …