Vancouver festival tragedy: 11 killed in Lapu Lapu Day crowd ranged in age from 5 to 65, police say

Singh says he left festival ‘minutes’ before tragedy

At a pared-down campaign stop in Penticton around 2 p.m., Singh was emotional recounting what the Lapu Lapu festival was like on Saturday while he visited shortly before the tragedy occurred.

“I keep on thinking about the kids that I met, the joy. I was there literally minutes before this happened. And I can’t stop thinking about how much happiness was there,” said Singh, who made the short stop accompanied by his parents.

“People were so positive and so joyful and to have such a horrific thing happen, I keep on replaying it,” the NDP leader said, trailing off, his voice hoarse.

Singh will be attending a Filipino mass this evening in Vancouver. Carney is also planning on being at an event with Premier Eby, though his team has not specified exactly where that will be.