The New Democrats are ready to withdraw from their confidence-and-supply agreement they signed with the Liberals if there is no federal action to address the health-care crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday.
The deal reached in March would see the NDP support the minority government on key votes in the House of Commons to avoid triggering an election before 2025. In exchange, the Liberals have promised to make progress on a number of NDP priorities, including health care.
In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press later Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is ready and willing to offer provinces more money for health care, but he wants to know the government will see improvements in the system as a result. Singh said he is particularly concerned about the “escalating” problems in children’s hospitals across the country, and requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons as hospitals deal with an influx of sick children.Just last week, CHEO, the children’s hospital in Ottawa, called in support from the Canadian Red Cross to bolster staff who are treating record numbers of babies and children with respiratory illnesses.
Singh argued urgent action by the government on the stress on Canada’s children’s hospitals should be informed by the debate of parliamentarians.
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