OTTAWA (Reuters) – The chief of the small Canadian left-leaning opposition New Democratic Celebration, which helps preserve Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in energy, will make an announcement on Wednesday, a celebration spokeswoman mentioned.
She mentioned Jagmeet Singh – who has expressed rising frustration with Trudeau’s authorities – would converse at 1 p.m. japanese (1700 GMT). She gave no particulars.
Below the phrases of a 2022 deal between Singh and Trudeau, the NDP agreed to maintain the Liberal authorities in energy till mid-2025 in return for extra social spending. The Liberals solely have a minority within the Home of Commons elected chamber and want help from opposition legislators to control.
If Singh does tear up the deal, it doesn’t imply Trudeau could be defeated. As an alternative, he would want to hunt backing from different events to outlive confidence votes.
(This story has been corrected to repair the date of the political deal to 2022, not 2021, in paragraph 3)
