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Jagmeet Singh wins divisive race in B.C.

The CBC’s Briar Stewart and Hannah Thibedeau on the political stakes of the Burnaby-South byelection, where NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has just won, and what it might tell us about the upcoming federal election.
A man in a suit raises a hand with his index finger pointing up as a crowd applauds.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh celebrates his Burnaby South byelection win as he arrives at his election night party in Burnaby, B.C., Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has won a seat in the riding of Burnaby-South. It's just one of three byelections that took place across the country. The CBC's Briar Stewart and Hannah Thibedeau break down the political stakes of the Burnaby-South byelection, and what it might tell us about the upcoming federal election.

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