NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, spouse Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu expecting first child

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Haliburton, Ont. — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and spouse Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu announced Thursday the pair is expecting their first child.

"We are having a baby!!!!" Singh announced on social media. "(Kaur Sidhu) and I are so excited for this new adventure!"

Singh, 42, and Kaur Sidhu, 31, were married in February 2018.

Gurkiran Kaur is a fashion designer and co-founder of Jangiiro, a Punjabi clothing line, which was also co-founded by her sister.

The announcement of Singh's impending fatherhood comes on the heels of an election call which sources have said will likely happen Sunday.