The Liberal minority government will lose its supply-and-confidence deal with the New Democrats if it doesn’t deliver a pharmacare bill that includes plans for a single-payer, universal system to cover prescription medications, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says.made his strongest comments yet about what his party expects from the promised legislation. The bill is a key part of the agreement that the NDP struck with the government nearly two years ago to keep the Liberals in power.
The government relies on the supply-and-confidence deal with the NDP to ensure their policy agenda gets through the House of Commons and doesn’t get bogged down by Conservative delay tactics. For example, the NDP votes with the Liberals to shut down debate and force votes. If the deal is broken, Mr. Singh said his party would no longer provide such support, though he also said he wouldn’t necessarily force an election either.
Health Minister Mark Holland was not on Parliament Hill Tuesday to respond to Mr. Singh. During an interview on CTV’s Question Period with Vassy Kapelos on Sunday, he said he was “not ideologically bound” to the legislation including a single-payer system. Outside of their regular Tuesday cabinet meeting, Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, who is part of the oversight committee for the deal, said the Liberals are ready to table a pharmacare bill, and that it’s just down to negotiating the details.Immigration Minister Marc Miller, however, suggested that the NDP have made some unreasonable requests during some negotiations, though he did not specify which ones he was referring to.
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