Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he thinks it’s unlikely national NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will trigger an early federal election after he tore up the deal keeping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power last week.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he thinks it’s unlikely national NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will trigger an early federal election after he“Well, as far as I'm concerned, MP Singh is just blowing smoke,” Ford said at an unrelated news conference in Prince Edward County on Monday.Ford predicted that Singh will continue to prop up the Liberal minority government despite ending the supply-and-confidence agreement, which was set to expire in June 2025, in an effort to secure his pension.
Signed in 2022, the deal between the NDP and the Liberals was crafted to address the former’s political priorities, including a dental care plan for low-income households. While the deal was in place, the NDP promised not to move or vote for a non-confidence motion against the Liberals. Ford was asked on Monday whether his government could call an election in 2025 ahead of the October date. However, he was non-committal. Former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to join Liberal Party as special adviserToronto could see temperatures that feel like the low 30s later this weekFormer Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney to join Liberal Party as special adviser
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Monday she is 'cancer free,' after completing chemotherapy treatment. Here is her message in full.Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. The sentence was handed to Nygard, 83, by Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Goldstein in Toronto on Monday. Last November, a jury found Nygard guilty of four counts of sexual assault following a six-week trial.
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