
Trudeau Says Singh’s Decision to Terminate Agreement Without Notification ‘Bugged’ Him
Published on October 3, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it “bugged” him that Jagmeet Singh terminated the NDP’s supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals without first giving him a heads-up. Singh’s move was motivated by “politics,” Trudeau said in an interview with Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith on the Uncommons podcast, adding that he thought he and the NDP leader had “developed a really good working relationship.” “He didn’t even call me,” Trudeau said. “The relationship obviously wasn’t what I thought it was. I know that if I had chosen to end it, it would have started with a call to him. I would have said, ‘You know what, Jagmeet? It’s not going to work.’ You make those tough calls.”...
