At a three-day retreat in Ottawa this week, New Democrat members of Parliament are expected to focus discussions on getting more wins out of their confidence-and-supply agreement with the federal Liberals.
Under the deal reached last March, the NDP agreed to support the minority government on key votes in the House of Commons to avoid triggering an election before 2025.Capital Dispatch: Sign up for in-depth political coverage of Parliament Hill
Before the holiday break, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh threatened to pull out of the agreement if federal action isn't taken to improve health care, which the party sees as a national crisis."We're going to have to wait and see how things unfold. I mean, our agreement is very clear to say what are the items that the government needs to deliver on," Kwan said.
When NDP MPs gather for a caucus retreat beginning on Wednesday, they will look to build on those policies to "ensure life is more affordable" for Canadians this year, Kwan said. The caucus is also eying bills it hopes will be brought forward this year, she said, after Parliament returns at the end of the month: a "just transition" bill for energy workers whose jobs could be affected by environmental policy, and a Canada Pharmacare Act committing the government to publicly fund prescription drugs.
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