Let the bargaining begin: Trudeau knows our priorities, Singh says

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is well aware of the NDP's priorities if he's looking for a dance partner during the upcoming Parliament.

While some ridings are still too close to call, the Liberals will once again form a minority government, meaning that, despite making just incremental gains, the NDP has leverage to push the Liberals on some of the big-ticket policies it proposed during this campaign.

While the Bloc and NDP are likely to provide enough votes to pass Trudeau's signature promises such as a new national childcare program, other issues could lead to bargaining. 

"If it's something that's going to help people out, make people's lives better, we'll not hesitate to provide support to get things done, and he knows my priorities," Singh said during a Tuesday morning news conference, after speaking to Trudeau the night before.

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"We didn't get into those details, but I made it clear if it's something around anything we promised to deliver on, [like] pharmacare, something we care deeply about, we'll work to make that happen."

The NDP's marquee promises in its $200 billion platform included higher taxes on corporations and people the NDP calls the "ultra-rich;" as well as new national pharmacare and dental care programs — largely an echo of 2019's promises