NDP's Jagmeet Singh denounces trucker convoy, disagrees with brother-in-law's donation to the cause

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh today condemned a convoy of truckers and others travelling to Ottawa to protest a federal rule requiring that all cross-border drivers be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Singh said some of the people behind the demonstration are pushing “false information” through “inflammatory, divisive and hateful comments.”

GoFundMe records show Singh’s brother-in-law, Jodhveer Singh Dhaliwal, donated $13,000 to the group behind the demonstration — dubbed the “freedom convoy” by participants.

In a statement sent to CBC News, Singh said he doesn’t support a campaign that harbours “extremist and dangerous views and “unequivocally” disapproves of his brother-in-law’s decision to donate.

‘Dangerous and divisive