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New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn’t include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election. The three-day caucus retreat kicking off Tuesday comes …
Read More »NDP’s Singh to lay out ‘vision for Canada’ after ending Liberal deal – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to lay out his “vision for Canada” a day after pulling the plug on his party’s supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government. In a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Singh is expected to talk about …
Read More »NDP pulls out of supply-and-confidence deal with Liberal government – National
The federal New Democrats have pulled their support from the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government. The move puts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority at risk of falling at any time in the coming weeks or months if it loses any confidence votes, which could trigger a snap election as …
Read More »Conservatives edge ahead of Liberals in voter support, breaking gridlock: poll – National
The gridlock between Liberal and Conservative supporters appears to have broken, new polling suggests, with the Tories edging slightly ahead. In an Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and released Tuesday, 37 per cent of Canadians said they would vote for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party, signalling a four-point jump …
Read More »Singh says NDP won’t trigger election over Johnston, interference. Why? – National
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to make its motion calling for David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur binding and says an election does not “make sense” if the goal is protecting Canada’s democracy. Singh told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview …
Read More »Federal agency faced obstacles to lower drug prices, memo shows – National
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos was warned that pharmaceutical companies had steadfastly refused to engage on drug-price reforms before he urged an independent federal agency to pause those reforms in favour of more consultation, a 2021 memo shows. The memo, obtained by the NDP through the access-to-information law and shared with …
Read More »Pharmacare progress expected to be among priorities as NDP caucus gathers
The federal New Democrats are kicking off a three-day caucus retreat Wednesday with a keynote speech from Leader Jagmeet Singh. News Source link
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