Singh refuses to say if he will break supply-and-confidence deal with Liberals over pharmacare

New Democrats unanimously endorsed a resolution Saturday evening that would see the party 'publicly declare' that continued support for the government through its supply-and-confidence agreement 'is contingent' on 'universal, comprehensive and entirely public pharmacare.' But minutes after the resolution passed, Jagmeet Singh would not say whether he would back out of the deal if the NDP doesn't get what it wants.
NDP MP Don Davies, his party's health critic, spoke in favour of an emergency resolution that backed the party on its 'red lines' on the pharmacare legislation it is currently negotiating with the Liberals.

HAMILTON, ONT.—New Democrats experienced a wide range of disagreements over the course of many policy debates on day two of their convention in downtown Hamilton on Saturday, but at the end of the day, one emergency resolution passed unanimously: members want a "universal,...

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