Pharmacare a ‘housekeeping measure’ for Liberals, while NDP seeks to ‘tell everybody’ about much needed parliamentary win: Nanos

The Liberals’ relative silence on pharmacare in recent days—while NDP leader Jagmeet Singh went on the talk show circuit—may be an effort to not ‘give too much oxygen’ to a story that could help their partner in the supply-and-confidence deal, said pollster Nik Nanos.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and his Liberal government have been 'allowing' NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to 'take some of the credit' so far when it comes to communicating about their agreement on pharmacare, but the Liberals may take a more assertive role after the expected legislation is tabled, said former staffer Muhammad Ali.

New Democrats look keen to talk about a “needed” political win in the form of anticipated pharamcare legislation, while Liberals seem to be approaching the legislation as "a housekeeping measure," says pollster Nik Nanos.

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