Failed NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in running to head Crown corporation
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OTTAWA — The former leader of the federal NDP who helped prop up the minority Trudeau Liberal government is reportedly in the running to head a major Crown corporation.
In a story first reported by CTV News on Wednesday, former NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is reportedly being considered to head Destination Canada — a federal Crown corporation dedicated to promoting and marketing Canada as a tourist destination around the world.
The Toronto Sun has not been able to verify these claims.
Destination Canada was most recently headed by veteran corporate CEO and public servant Marsha Walden, who retired from the federal public service in June.
She had headed the Crown corporation for six years.
She previously served as the president and CEO of Destination British Columbia, and prior to that spent a decade in various senior management and executive roles with the British Columbia Lottery Corporation.
An anonymous tourism industry source told CTV that Singh’s possible appointment to the Crown corporation’s top job is an “insult” to both tourism and the organization.
“This is not a roving diplomatic appointment. This is a marketing organization that is responsible for a billion dollars’ worth of economic activity in Canada,” they told CTV.
According to salary ranges made public by the government, the base salary range for the CEO of Destination Canada ranges between $271,700 and $319,600 annually, as determined by the Governor-in-Council.
As is the case with most federal executives, he would also be entitled to performance bonuses.
They say the truth will set you free.
— Tony Baldinelli (@Tony_Baldinelli) July 30, 2026
Well, now we know, Jagmeet Singh has been a Liberal insider for a long time. And sadly, this will cost us, as his reward for disguising himself as an NDP leader, while propping up Justin Trudeau's Liberal government is a $350,000 position… pic.twitter.com/QDT34JfPK6
Singh propped up struggling Trudeau government
Facing pressure from opposition and the public over a wide array of public gaffes and controversial policy decisions, the Trudeau Liberals — ruling under an uneasy minority government — entered into a supply and confidence agreement with Singh that would see the NDP prop up the federal government in exchange for a number of NDP-friendly policy concessions.
Singh terminated the agreement in 2024, nine months ahead of its planned expiry, after the plummeting popularity of the Trudeau Liberals ended up impacting the NDP’s approval ratings.
In the 2025 federal election, Singh presided over one of the federal NDP’s most catastrophic collapses since 1993 — which not only saw the former leader fail to win his seat in Burnaby Central, but also saw his party guide to its worst electoral result in history, only managing to win seven seats and losing official party status in the House of Commons.
That election also saw the NDP completely eradicated in every one of their key ridings, only managing to capture a little over 6% of the popular vote.
Singh’s destruction of the NDP is reminiscent of the party’s disastrous showing in the 1993 federal election, which saw Audrey McLaughlin see her party’s seat count reduced from 44 to just 9, three seats shy of being entitled to official party status.
Conservative Tourism Critic Tony Baldinelli accused the government of rewarding Singh for his propping up of the Trudeau Liberals.
“If the Mark Carney Liberals appoint Jagmeet Singh as the next President and CEO of Destination Canada, it will be an insult to Canada’s tourism industry and another blatant example of Liberals helping Liberal friends get ahead,” he said in a statement posted to social media.
“Canada’s tourism industry deserves the best possible candidate for this job — an industry expert who is competent, respected, knowledgeable, and deeply experienced in tourism. Jagmeet Singh is not qualified. He is simply a Liberal insider hoping to cash in more than just his pension.”