Liberal-NDP deal should weather Conservative attacks to keep boosting public health

As the Conservatives’ support climbs, so might the Liberals’ desire to avoid a potential election. This provides leverage to the NDP for it to press more demands within the agreement.

While the political dynamic can change rapidly, for the moment there is a good prospect of continued co-operation between NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau well into 2023 to expand and strengthen public health care, writes Steven Staples. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY STEVEN STAPLES

October 24, 2022

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been targeting the Liberal-NDP deal, decrying it on social media as a tax-and-spend “#costlycoalition” to the delight of his Twitter followers. But the confidence-and-supply agreement between Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh has been delivering urgently n...

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