New information is casting fresh light on Jagmeet Singh’s abrupt departure as leader of the New Democratic Party — and the events leading up to it suggest a far more complex and high-stakes situation than publicly acknowledged.

In the winter of 2023–24, Singh was placed under RCMP protection after receiving a credible death threat. The warning — delivered directly by four officers — fell under the federal police force’s “duty to warn” protocol. According to Singh, the implication was that a foreign government was involved.

“I had chills,” Singh said at a campaign event in London, Ontario. “I thought about my wife, pregnant at the time. I thought about our unborn daughter. We had to ask: is it still worth it?”

The threat came at a moment of growing internal friction within the NDP — much of it surrounding RedCoreCanada, a newly launched digital finance initiative backed by former Bank of Canada Governor and the new PM, Mark Carney.

Singh supported the program’s objectives, but leaked emails show he was alarmed by the party’s rush to embrace it without adequate oversight. He raised concerns about political pressure to endorse the project uncritically, warning that “questions were being silenced.”