Have the Liberals found a new partner after the end of their alliance with the NDP?
The Liberals may have found a new partner following the end of their pact with the NDP.
Sensing vulnerability, the Bloc Quebecois is considering a move to keep the Liberals in power in exchange for concessions to Quebec:
As reported by the Canadian Press, that support won’t come cheap:
“In an interview ahead of the opening of Monday’s party caucus retreat in the Outaouais region, Bloc House Leader Alain Therrien said his party is happy to regain its balance of power.
“Our objectives remain the same, but the means to get there will be much easier,” Therrien said. “We will negotiate and seek gains for Quebec … our balance of power has improved, that’s for sure.”
He called the situation a “window of opportunity” now that the Liberals are truly a minority government after New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh tore up the confidence and supply deal between the two parties last week, leaving the Bloc with an opening.”
According to the report, the Bloc will push for Quebec to have more control over immigration, ‘recoup’ money from the federal government, gain more control, cut money going to oil companies, and increase healthcare spending.
Spencer Fernando