Jagmeet Singh will not be at the Saskatchewan NDP’s convention in October after a “heated debate” about whether Singh helps or hurts the Sask NDP’s electoral success, according to a Leader-Post report..The vote took place during the NDP’s provincial council meeting on September 18, where the members voted not to invite Singh to their upcoming convention in October..Instead, Singh will address the convention in a video message.. Carla Beck NDP LeaderCarla Beck NDP Leader .It's standard practice to invite the federal leader to a provincial party convention..Sheila Whelan, Sask NDP president, would not comment on the vote as the council meetings are confidential..Some members are “annoyed” and argued it moves the Sask NDP more to the right, however, members respect Carla Beck as the new leader..One source said it helps the Saskatchewan Party by letting them control the narrative moving into the next provincial election..The Sask Party constantly tries to link the federal and provincial NDP parties as one party, linking Singh’s current deal with the Trudeau Liberals..A 2020 autopsy report of the 2020 provincial election showed the Sask NDP needs to take a harder stance against the federal NDP, especially on issues about resource development and pipelines..The federal NDP hurts the Sask NDP’s brand..The Sask NDP said that some constituents would vote for the party, but dislike the deal between Singh and the Trudeau government. . Jagmeet SinghJagmeet Singh and Justin Trudeau .There were two rounds of voting..In the first round, delegates had three options: invite Singh, video message only, or no invite or video..After the first round, the third option of no invite or video failed..In the second round, with only the first two choices, delegates voted to have Singh address the convention with a video by a 30-28 margin..It is unknown how caucus members voted..The Sask NDP convention is October 21-23 in Saskatoon and Singh last attended the convention in 2017..Singh will be in Saskatchewan only a week after the NDP convention, where he will speak at the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour convention in Regina..READ MORE The new Sask NDP leader is Carla Beck.After Beck won the leadership race, she said it didn't matter who lead the federal NDP, government, or Conservatives, she would put “Saskatchewan’s interests” first.
