“He Was The Clear Winner Here Tonight” - What They’re Saying About Jagmeet Singh’s Debate Performance

“I think he was the clear winner here tonight.” - John Geddes, Maclean’s

“Singh sounds good.” - Justin Ling, Freelance Journalist

“We might only be 15 minutes in but Singh is dominating.” - Lisa Kinsella, Daisy Consulting

“NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is the first to bring up Premier Doug Ford, claiming Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will cut taxes for the wealthy and cut services for the rest.” - Cormac Mac Sweeny, 680 News Toronto

“I think Singh’s a surprise for all of us, he’s a lot stronger than I thought he was going to be. Very scrappy.” - Amanda Galbraith, Navigator

“Jagmeet Singh succeeding in bringing the focus back to in-studio issues whereas Scheer is trying to make the debate a pile-on against invisible Trudeau.” - Steven Zhou, VICE

“If this is Jagmeet Singh introducing himself to Canadian voters, many who are just meeting him should like the first impression. He’s been solid two days in.” - Tim Harper, Freelance Writer

“---Agreed.” - David Akin, Global News

“Singh jumps in to remind Scheer that he hasn't answered the question.” - Olivia Stefanovich, CBC

“Sounds like by the end of this campaign, Jagmeet Singh will be on first name basis with every Canadian who can’t afford the cost of his or her medication.” - Robyn Urback, CBC

“I think so far Jagmeet Singh is directing a lot of the fire and doing it quite effectively.” - John Geddes, Maclean’s

“Jagmeet Singh really shone in this debate. But he really did. I think going in, he had the most to gain. He really showed himself here. He first of all, it was really effective of him to show what divisions exist between the NDP and the Green Party.” - Andray Domise, Maclean’s contributor

“I thought Singh did much better than I anticipated he was going to.” - Amanda Galbraith, Navigator

“Jagmeet Singh says Justin Trudeau is “weak” for not calling out Trump for ripping kids away from moms trying to cross the border.” - David Akin, Global News

“I think people love a comeback, so we’ve already seen some of this narrative building up. I think it’s going to be fascinating to see Singh versus Trudeau in the debate... Singh did very well.” - Amanda Galbraith, Navigator

”What I loved in that last segment was when Jagmeet Singh went after Andrew Scheer on the United States, and Scheer refused to criticize Donald Trump and Mr. Singh was talking about the children who were put in cages. That was a lost opportunity for Mr. Scheer, for sure, and Jagmeet, absolutely, with Justin Trudeau not there, he really shone tonight.” - Lisa Kinsella, Daisy Consulting

“I think Jagmeet Singh is doing exceptionally well. He had a job to do tonight and he is doing it.” - Lisa Kinsella, Daisy Consulting

“It’s interesting to think of Justin Trudeau watching this and thinking ‘Ok, I have to watch out for Jagmeet Singh.’” - John Geddes, Maclean’s