NDP Deal to Support Liberals ‘Broken’ If Pharmacare Deadline Not Met: Singh

Published on February 7, 2024

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has warned his party’s deal to support the Liberals hinges on meeting the pharmacare legislation’s March 1 deadline. “If the deal is broken, all the conditions of the deal are broken; you can analyze what it means,” said Mr. Singh to reporters in Ottawa on Feb. 5. The supply and confidence agreement established between the two parties in March 2022 outlines that the NDP will back the Liberals in matters of confidence votes and budget issues until June 2025. The party’s support comes on the condition that the government will endorse significant NDP initiatives, including dental care and pharmacare....

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