VANCOUVER—NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he is is being courted to run as an MP in the riding of Burnaby South — with requests to run from MP Kennedy Stewart and residents alike.

At a news conference on Friday, Singh was asked if an event scheduled for later that day with Stewart was an indication that the MP asking him to run in the Burnaby South riding.

“I’m really honoured. What that means is he is encouraging me to consider it, he’s an incredible MP that has done a lot of great work in the community,” Singh said.

Stewart recently announced his bid to run in the Vancouver mayoral election.

In a Facebook post from last year, Stewart endorsed Singh as leader of the NDP, calling him a “superstar candidate.”

Singh also said that he has recently been approached by residents of the riding who want him to run.

“I’ve heard from a lot of folks that are encouraging me to consider it …. I was walking in Port Moody and I was stopped by some Burnaby South residents, who jumped out of their truck and said ‘listen, we want to make sure that our riding is continued to be served by a New Democrat so that’s why we stopped you.’”

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Singh also said that he feels welcomed by people in B.C., and that he is working to advance issues that are important to people in the province.

“I’m honoured there’s been an excitement in B.C., I spent some time at the Pride Parade in Victoria with John Horgan and got a warm reception … but it’s my job more importantly to fight for the issue people care about.”

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