Trudeau Loses Key Ally, Boosting Odds of Early Canada Election
- Opposition party leader Singh says PM is ‘too weak’ to win
- Governing Liberals will need to negotiate support to pass laws
Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, announced his party is pulling out of an agreement to support Justin Trudeau’s government in key parliamentary votes.
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A parliamentary pact that has kept Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party in power has fallen apart, increasing the chances that an election will happen soon.
New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh announced he’s pulling out of a power-sharing deal he signed with Trudeau in 2022, saying the prime minister is “too weak” to stop Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from winning the next election, which is currently scheduled for October 2025.