OTTAWA—New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is ripping up his 2022 deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to support the Liberal government— a move that immediately makes for a more unstable minority Parliament and could create the conditions for a snap election call.
It does not automatically trigger an election because the 24 NDP members of Parliament could continue to support the 154-member minority Liberal government on a vote-by-vote basis — which is exactly what the Liberals are counting on — rather than automatically moving to declare lost confidence in Trudeau.
The collapse of the agreement does, however, mean Singh could introduce a non-confidence vote or vote for any such motion the Conservatives or Bloc Québécois could present, potentially plunging the country into a federal campaign.
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