The supply-and-confidence deal struck by the Liberals and NDP that would allow the Liberals to continue to govern until 2025 took centre stage in question period on Tuesday as the Conservatives and Bloc Quebecois hammered both parties over what the agreement would mean for Canadians, inflation, natural resources and other aspects.
Interim Conservative Party leader Candice Bergen asked about the timeline of how the deal was reached and when talks first began. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said earlier in the day that talks started about when the minority government was elected and the goal was to help people, though the talks were off and on.
Bergen also pushed them over the impact it would have on inflation, natural resources, defence spending and other aspects. In response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted the stability the deal would bring and the investments it would lead to.
A supply and confidence deal occurs when one party agrees to support another in confidence votes for a certain period of time, allowing elections to be avoided through defeat of the sitting government, typically in exchange for progress and specific files.
The deal will see the NDP support the Liberals in such matters – which effectively relates to bills and procedures in the House of Commons around spending – until June 2025, allowing the Liberals to pass four budgets. It includes numerous areas where the two parties say they plan to work together, key among them are pharmacare and dental care, two promises the parties have eyed for years.
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