"While Canada is known for celebrating Multiculturalism, as a kid growing up, it didn't always feel that way," Jugmeet Singh wrote on Twitter. "I remember feeling like there was something wrong with me for just being me, and I wanted to belong."
Singh said he learned early on that he had to "work twice as hard for half as much," and that his turban and beard made him stand out.
Singh represents Brampton in the provincial parliament, where he's also deputy leader of the Ontario NDP. He's also one of the most prominent Sikh politicians in Canada, and if he wins the federal leadership, he will become the first non-white politician to lead a major Canadian political party. Back in 2015, BuzzFeed Canada called Singh "the most stylish politician in Canada by like a million kilometres."
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