Rumours have swirled in recent days about a potential deal between the governing Liberals and the NDP to help the minority government pass their agenda
Rumours have swirled in recent days about a potential deal between the governing Liberals and the NDP to help the Liberals pass their agenda through the minority Parliament.
A formal coalition is not the only avenue for the Liberals and the NDP to cooperate, in addition to working together on individual pieces of legislation, they could form a confidence and supply agreement.British Columbia Premier John Horgan struck such a deal with the B.C. Greens in 2017, which allowed him to come to power after an extremely tight election that left Liberal leader Christy Clark one seat short of a majority government.
In the campaign, the Liberals and the NDP had similar platform commitments on child care, climate change and other issues. They also agree on some legislation the Liberals are expected to introduce into Parliament, including a ban on conversion therapy. During the campaign, Singh said repeatedly that Canadians could not trust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fulfill his commitments and he said that will make reaching any deal with the Liberals difficult.Article content
Singh said O’Toole is simply trying to distract from the debate about a vaccine mandate for the House of Commons. He said O’Toole is focused on getting exemptions for his MPs, not on Canadians.
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