MONTREAL — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will not be taking advice from Pierre Poilievre after the Conservative leader challenged him to bring down government.
"I say directly to Pierre Poilievre: I'm not going to listen to you," said Singh on Wednesday, accusing Poilievre of wanting to take away dental-care coverage from Canadians, among other things.
"I'm asking Jagmeet Singh and the NDP to commit unequivocally before Monday's byelections: will they vote non-confidence to bring down the costly coalition and trigger a carbon tax election, or will Jagmeet Singh sell out Canadians again?" Poilievre said.While Singh rejected the idea he would ever listen to Poilievre, he did not say how the NDP would vote on a non-confidence motion.
Anne McGrath, Singh's principal secretary, says there will be more volatility in Parliament and the odds of an early election have risen. The caucus retreat comes one week after Singh announced the party has left the supply-and-confidence agreement with the governing Liberals. Singh signalled on Tuesday that he will have more to say Wednesday about the party's strategy for the upcoming sitting.
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