Trudeau in Trouble After NDP Party Withdraws Support for His Minority Government
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is an expert in the art of the political survival, leading a minority government that has long trailed the Conservative opposition in the polls as the country fares poorly economically.
Now, Trudeau will have to once again show off his escape artist skills as his ailing government suffered an unexpected blow that may yet prove fatal.
Today, the small NDP party helping keep his unpopular Liberal government afloat withdrew its automatic support, forcing him to attempt new alliances to govern.
Reuters reported:
“Promising to continue governing and pushing through social programs, Trudeau dismissed talk of early elections after the left-leaning New Democratic Party’s leader Jagmeet Singh said he was ‘ripping up’ a deal struck between the two men in 2022.”
Trudeau will now be dependent on support from opposition lawmakers to survive the upcoming confidence vote in the parliament.
