i've decided that, so long as jagmeet singh is leader of the ndp, i will campaign for him to cut his beard.
he won't win with that thing on his face. that is obvious.
so, will he put his party and his country ahead of himself, or will he insist on maintaining a selfish and narcissistic anti-fashion decision at the expense of the people that are counting on him to win?
if he can cut the beard, he can go a long way to proving that he's reasonable, and that his religious views won't affect his politics - but if he refuses to budge on this, he proves he's driven more by his religious convictions than by rational considerations, and he disqualifies himself from high office.
i'm serious: this is the litmus test.
jagmeet singh must cut his beard.