NDP MP Matthew Green grilled the minister's former business partner over his past statements.
The NDP's supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals in Ottawa will get heavy scrutiny when leader Jagmeet Singh meets with his caucus in Montreal next week — and the Liberals' decision last month to force binding arbitration to end a work stoppage at the country's major railroads could end up triggering the end of the pact.
It's now clear the future of the agreement will be front and centre when NDP members of Parliament meet in Montreal to plan their fall strategy before the House of Commons resumes on Sept. 16. Many of the affordability measures the Liberals have brought in over recent years — including dental-care benefits, one-time rental supplements for low-income tenants and a temporary doubling of the GST rebate — were NDP priorities.
MacKinnon declined to comment on the NDP's plans to discuss the deal as a result of his actions in the rail lockout. "I can assure you we will not be taken for granted in that way, that the Liberals can just wish upon a star that somehow simply being there is going to keep them in government." While revisiting the deal, New Democrats will consider using it to "fight for more" from the Liberal government, said Green, citing supports for workers and their families.
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