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This election, the NDP could be fighting for its own survival [Video]

In a “get ready with me” video posted this week, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh twists his long hair under his turban and talks about his life before politics.

“I went out and got three minimum-wage jobs … to put food on the table,” he says to the camera. 

The TikTok video is similar to the way he introduced himself to Canadians in his first election as leader in 2019. Now he’s entering his third campaign.

“I struggled hard … I’m going to fight for you,” he says.

The NDP — and its leader — could be in one of their toughest battles yet. 

Singh posted a ‘get ready with me’ video on TikTok this week, making his pitch to voters days before an election is expected to be called. (Jagmeet Singh/TikTok)

Recent polling suggests the New Democrats’ popularity has fallen to its lowest level in decades, according to Éric Grenier, who runs CBC’s Poll Tracker, which aggregates public opinion polling.

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