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At what point do we begin entertaining the notion of Jagmeet Singh as a Liberal plant?

Christmastime sounds about right; watching the new NDP leader stumble around the end-of-year interview circuit has been the perfect gift for Team Liberal.

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Singh was insipid. Over-rehearsed. A platitude wrapped inside a focus group. And when he did stray from his message track, it was to fumble an answer about working with the Conservatives. Ayoye.

The non-MP from Toronto was indeed so poor that Justin Trudeau can safely turn his back on his left flank; Mr. Love & Courage won’t be punching the NDP out of its wet, post-2015 paper bag anytime soon.

Remember all of the heady talk of Jag-mentum and Jag-mania? Welcome to the Jag-erbomb.

The rookie federal politician couldn’t even spin news of his impending engagement this week. It’s getting a little bit late for gift shopping, but if I worked in the NDP leader’s office, I’d be hitting the picked-over stores hard for that much-needed clue.