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Article snippet: A lawyer from the Toronto area on Sunday became the first nonwhite leader of a major political party in Canada. The New Democratic Party gave Jagmeet Singh, a son of Indian immigrants and a Sikh, a resounding victory. Mr. Singh, who wears a turban and garments associated with his faith, is a member of Ontario’s provincial legislature. He had no experience in federal politics and entered the party’s leadership contest relatively late. Even so, he won 53.6 percent of the votes cast by party members. Charlie Angus, a member of Parliament from northwestern Ontario, finished second with about one third the votes that Mr. Singh received. The balloting had been expected to be just the first of several rounds scheduled to extend until the end of October. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Singh pledged to support a list of traditional goals from the party’s platform, among them reducing income inequality, making housing affordable and tackling climate change. But he said he also wanted to make sure that no Canadian is stopped by the police because of his skin color. “To make progress on these issues, to truly make Canadians’ lives better, we owe it to Canadians to form government,” Mr. Singh said. “We owe it to them.” While from a very different background than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Liberal leader, Mr. Singh has frequently been compared to him. Just 38, Mr. Singh is known for his taste in clothing (which he discussed earlier this year with GQ magazine), charismat... Link to the full article to read more