Federal minister addresses flood mitigation concerns, end of supply-and-confidence agreement with NDP
Harjit Sajjan, Canada's Minister of Emergency Preparedness, said Ottawa remains in discussion with B.C. after rejecting applications from three B.C. communities for federal disaster relief.
Without giving a definitive time frame, he said discussions about the nature of the work that needs to be done and how to phase it out given its size and scope continue. Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who is also the MP for Burnaby-South, announced the demise of the agreement Wednesday. Signed in March 2022, it was set to expire in June 2025.
"I can tell you that we as a government are going to continue in a minority government, to keep working for Canadians, work with all parties for the betterment of Canada." The federal Conservative Leader had previously called on Singh to end the agreement, a pre-condition for any future election with the federal Conservatives riding high in the polls.
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