Jagmeet Singh´s brother `seriously considering´ a run for the NDP leader´s old seat at Queen´s Park
(The Star Toronto Raptors)

OTTAWA— A stylish criminal defence lawyer from Brampton is gearing up to win an election for the New Democratic Party. Must be Jagmeet Singh, right? Wrong. It’s his brother, Gurratan Singh, who told the Star on Friday that he is “seriously considering� a run for the Ontario NDP in Brampton East. Read more:‘Dig into that energy that makes you, you’: Meet NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s brother and reality checkOpinion | Chantal Hébert: Jagmeet Singh’s debut on a well-watched Quebec talk show was his best night yetNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh focuses on inequality in party convention speechThe newly redrawn riding includes much of the constituency that Jagmeet Singh represented during his six-year stint at Queen’s Park. That means Gurratan would be running to win the rough equivalent of his brother’s old seat if he could repeat the suburban breakthrough that started Jagmeet’s political career and eventual rise to federal NDP leader. “I could continue that legacy,� Gurratan, 33, said in an interview Friday.“I love this riding, I love the people in the riding, and I’ve been connected to it for so long,� he said. “I know the issues that they face, and I think I could be the voice to really advocate for them.� While he’s never held elected office, Singh is no political newbie. He has been a close advisor to his older brother through his entire political career, including his runaway victory in last year’s federal NDP leadership campaign, when the Singh machine raked in by far the most money and he won on the first ballot. Jagmeet has credited Singh with pushing him into politics in the first place and has called him “one of my strongest allies and greatest supporters.�Gurratan Singh also ran for a Peel Regional Council seat in Brampton in 2014, when he lost in a close race to John Sprovieri. A spokesperson with the Ontario NDP said this week ...