‘It could be a great night for the NDP’: potential byelection wins could trigger end of Lib-NDP agreement, say political players

'If you thought Toronto-St. Paul's was a world of pain for Justin Trudeau, not doing well in LaSalle-Émard-Verdun would be another devastating blow,' says pollster Nik Nanos.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. If the New Democrats win the upcoming two byelections, this could be the beginning of the end of the extraordinary supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals, say pollster Nik Nanos.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called two byelections in vacant ridings in Quebec and Manitoba, and some are predicting the NDP could win both—an outcome that could trigger the beginning of the end of the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence agreement, say some observers.

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