Minority governments are not always the public-interest godsend we imagine

Whatever the outcome of this Parliament, those in power should be reminded the national interest, not their political survival, should be their priority.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the NDP have set a price for support of the Liberals led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in this coming minority Parliament, with priorities such as implementing pharmacare and taxing the wealthy. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

October 30, 2019

OTTAWA—I can remember the day I ceased to be a member of the New Democratic Party. It was the fall of 1975, and I was a student at Carleton University. Our political science professor invited David Lewis, the recently retired leader of the NDP, to speak to our class. He spoke eloquently of how his...

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