NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will support the Liberals’ most recent budget, after weeks of being coy about how his party would vote. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will support the Liberals' most recent budget, after weeks of being coy about how his party would vote.
The Liberals introduced the budget just over two weeks ago but Singh refused to say whether he would support it until Wednesday, when the bill is up for its first vote. The New Democrats have an agreement in place to back the governing Liberal Party on confidence and budgetary votes in exchange for movement on key policy priorities.
On Wednesday, Singh said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown an "openness" to addressing those concerns.More than two weeks after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2024 federal budget in the House of Commons, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the prime minister ‘showed an openness to resolve’ his concerns with the government's fiscal plan."But we're not going to let them off the hook.
But when pressed by reporters, Singh didn't say if he was offered any guarantees that his concerns would be addressed.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Singh says NDP still hasn't decided whether to support Liberals' new budgetNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh returns to the chamber after responding to the federal budget in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
Read more »
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Calls for Lower Grocery PricesFederal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is advocating for measures to lower the price of groceries, including an excess profits tax and cuts to corporate handouts. Singh criticizes the Conservatives and Liberals for providing billions of dollars in handouts to large corporations while consumers face high grocery costs.
Read more »
Trudeau slams NDP for distancing itself from carbon pricing, concedes it’s an ‘unpopular position’Trudeau accused NDP leader Jagmeet Singh of folding to political pressure on the issue
Read more »
National Pharmacare plan is 'life-changing,' says Port Moody woman living with Type 1 diabetesPort Moody's Linda Zumm was speaking at an appearance by federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
Read more »
National Pharmacare plan is 'life-changing,' says Port Moody woman living with Type 1 diabetesPort Moody's Linda Zumm was speaking at an appearance by federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
Read more »
NDP, Liberals’ low popularity creates a unique opportunity to unite the federal leftIn the past, unite-the-left talk has foundered because one of the two parties was much more popular than the other and saw no benefit in merging
Read more »