Liberals, NDP agree to confidence deal seeing Trudeau government maintain power until 2025
CTV
The federal Liberals and New Democrats have finalized an agreement that if maintained, would keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in power until 2025, in exchange for progress on longstanding NDP priorities, CTV News has learned.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday morning that the deal has been brokered.
“Today, I'm announcing that the Liberal Party has reached an agreement with the New Democratic Party to deliver results for Canadians. Now. This supply and confidence agreement starts today. And will be in place until the end of this Parliament in 2025,” said Trudeau, calling it “not an easy decision,” but one being made for “stability.”
The deal, worked out by party leadership, was presented to Liberal and NDP MPs on Monday night for approval. The news was well received in the Liberal caucus, according to sources. And, according to a senior NDP source, that party caucus was not unanimously in support, though the majority was.
The agreement will see the NDP caucus prop up the government in future confidence votes and budgets, in exchange for progress on expanding national health care such as pharmacare and advancing a national dental care program.
