OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has 'ripped up' the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power. 'The deal is done,' Singh tweeted, early Wednesday afternoon.
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has"ripped up" the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power.In a video posted Wednesday afternoon, Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision.
Singh and Trudeau reached the agreement in March 2022, committing the Liberals to implement several NDP priorities such as dental care and pharmacare in exchange for the NDP caucus supporting the Liberals on key votes like budgets.The decision doesn't mean the government automatically falls at the next confidence vote. Rather, the NDP will determine how to vote on Liberal legislation on a case-by-case basis.
He announced his decision less than a week after Poilievre wrote to his NDP counterpart to demand Singh pull his support for the Liberals and force an election this fall. The party says Singh had already filmed the video to announce he was leaving the deal before Aug. 29, the day Poilievre held a press conference calling for Singh to break the deal.
The request came just 24 hours after the two companies locked out their workers after failing to reach a contract deal at the bargaining table. 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. Some came about as a result of the deal.
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