Kali J Desautels

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Jagmeet Singh’s beautiful, raw, at time angry, at others painful, memoir is above all about hope. Hope for a solution to childhood pain and abuse. Hope for a better life for mother and siblings. Hope for survival. Hope for a place and a Canada that will embrace him as both Canadian and Sikh, and not cleave those two identities apart as though they could not live in harmony. Now the leader of the NDP (one of the Big 3 Federal parties that govern Canada) Singh illuminates a beautiful narrative about his life as a 1st generation Canadian. Idyllic scenes of family and food and wonder are tempered by horrifying and heartbreaking abuse at the hands of trusted authority figures. Throughout the memoir, Singh takes the opportunity to explain what it means to be Sikh, and how his religious and cultural values are very much part of what makes him Canadian. He also confronts the racism that he has faced as a visible minority in Canada – in fact he boldly opens his introduction with what has now become a viral video of a woman screaming racist and anti-Islamic epithets at him during a speech. For those who have seen the video, you know what happens, and as such – you understand the title of the book. If you have not seen the video yet, it is easily found on YouTube, and is a perfect example of the class and dignity and truly anti-racist values of the author. At 320 pages, it is a sizeable read, and I highly, highly recommend Love & Courage as your next read. If you enjoy memoirs, social sciences, or to better understand the political climate in Canada, pick up Singh’s book.

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