Singh says the NDP 'will vote to bring this government down' in new letter
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After months of being non-committal, in a new letter, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus 'will vote to bring this government down,' sometime in 2025.
After months of being non-committal, in a new letter, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his caucus "will vote to bring this government down," sometime in 2025.
In the letter, addressed to Canadians, Singh says he will "put forward a clear motion of non-confidence in the next sitting of the House of Commons," and "give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them."
This latest blow — seeing the NDP pull out the only pillar of parliamentary support the embattled Liberal government was relying on to stay in power — comes just ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving at Rideau Hall to shuffle his cabinet.
"I called for Justin Trudeau to resign, and he should," Singh said, not specifying how early into the 2025 sitting this motion moving to defeat the prime minister's Liberal government could be advanced.
The House of Commons is currently on a six-week holiday hiatus, and is not scheduled to resume until Jan. 27.
"The Trudeau Liberals said a lot of the right things. Then they let people down again and again. Justin Trudeau failed in the biggest job a prime minister has: to work for people, not the powerful. To focus on Canadians, not themselves," Singh said. "The Liberals don’t deserve another chance."
Singh first called for Trudeau to resign on Monday, amid the intense chaos of Chrystia Freeland's resignation. That day, more Liberal MPs joined the chorus within caucus calling for the prime minister to resign. In the days since, additional Liberals have added their names to the list angling for a leadership race.
