Pull out of the costly coalition,’ Conservative leader tells NDP leader.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written a letter to his NDP counterpart asking Jagmeet Singh to pull his party’s support for the Liberal government so Canadians can go to the polls this fall instead of next year as planned. “Canadians can’t afford or even endure another year of this costly coalition. No one voted for you to keep Trudeau in power. You do not have a mandate to drag out his government another year,” Poilievre wrote in his letter.
“Pull out of the costly coalition and vote non-confidence in the government this September to trigger a carbon tax election in October of THIS YEAR. Or you will forever be known as ‘Sellout Singh,’” Poilievre said. Poilievre’s challenge to Singh comes as the parties square off in a federal byelection in Manitoba, a Sept. 16 vote that is expected to be a competitive two-way race between the Conservative and NDP candidates.
In response to Poilievre, Peter Julian, the NDP’s House leader, said that “leaving the deal is always on the table for Jagmeet Singh.” “Let’s be clear: Pierre Poilievre wants to win an election because he wants to cut health care, cut your pension and cut EI in order to give more to big corporations. He wants to ensure pharmacare cannot make it to implementation this fall. We fundamentally disagree with his plans to cut,” Julian said.
Julian said the party believes “in the Canadian value of taking care of our neighbours,” and said that’s what “guides us before and after an election.”
By: John Paul Tasker
Source:cbc.ca/ news/politics
Friday, April 24, 2026
