In a move never before seen in Canadian history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh reached a new agreement that would see the NDP prop up Trudeau and ensure he remains prime minister until 2025. By then, Canada will have suffered a full decade with the Trudeau government.
The new agreement instantly awards Trudeau the benefits of a majority in the House of Commons. This official pact between the two parties rescues Trudeau and is an undemocratic manipulation that works around Canada’s electoral system. This merger agreement is not to be mistaken for a coalition government. The NDP cannot install government ministers.
Trudeau‘s power grab demonstrates his pattern of authoritarian overreach. In 2020, Trudeau’s Coronavirus Emergency bill granted cabinet “sweeping powers to tax and spend without parliamentary approval through end of 2021.”
The Calgary Herald highlighted the implications of the Bill–a harbinger of what was yet to come:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his minority government tried to sneak a power grab never before seen in our history into its emergency spending bill that would have, in essence, ripped up the Canadian Constitution, trampled the Magna Carta, damaged the very raison d’etre of Parliament and the role of the opposition and spit on the war graves of those who have fought and died for Canada’s democratic way of life.
Then last summer, the Washington Post published an op-ed in response to Trudeau’s sudden election call: It’s ridiculous that Trudeau gets to schedule the timing of his reelection. Trudeau’s unwarranted invocation of Canada’s Emergency Measures Act on February 14 to quash the Freedom Convoy movement should have been an omen.
Jagmeet Singh has at times been tough on Trudeau over ethics violations. Last July, Singh asked Governor General Mary May Simon — the mostly ceremonial representative of Queen Elizabeth II — to veto Trudeau’s outrageous election call in his failed attempt to gain a majority. But now, Singh has helped Trudeau attain the benefits of a majority.
The new pact ensures that bills introduced in parliament by the Liberals and NDP will be passed by majority vote in the House of Commons. For example, when the House of Commons faces off in debate over a proposed budget Bill, the Liberals would easily win, now having an NDP guarantee, thus surviving a parliamentary vote of no-confidence. Or in another scenario, should one of the opposition parties explicitly state that the House has lost confidence in the incumbent government, thus triggering a confidence motion, a vote of no-confidence will not pass. There are 338 seats in Parliament. The Liberals hold 160 seats as a minority government, the NDP holds only 25; but together, they have 185 seats, which constitutes a majority. The opposition Conservatives hold 119 seats, and the Bloc Quebecois holds 32 seats. This means that even if every member of the Bloc supported the official opposition Conservatives on bills, together the two parties would only have 151 seats, 34 less than the Liberal-NDP alliance. The Green Party, which generally aligns with the NDP, holds the other two seats.
Much talk circulated among Canadians after Trudeau’s Emergency Measures Act about the possibility of Trudeau facing a no-confidence vote. The new agreement with the NDP is Trudeau’s underhanded insurance policy against that happening.
The benefits to Trudeau are thus clear, but the deal offers little benefit to the blundering Singh in the long term. The two parties are already closely aligned on progressive policies, so they already, for the most part, support each other’s bills and initiatives as a matter of course. Most recently, Trudeau’s Emergency Measures Act could not have passed in the House of Commons without full backing from the NDP. The deal effectively reduces Singh to little more than a lackey of the Liberal government and Trudeau. The move is so humiliating for Singh that his embarrassment was on full display in the House of Commons. The National Post reported:
When Singh began asking a question to Trudeau, Conservative and Bloc Québécois MPs used their pens to tap the water glasses on their desks, replicating the common custom of wedding guests beckoning newlyweds to kiss during their marriage reception.
Interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen rightly called the pact a “desperate” attempt by Trudeau to “cling to power.” But in an ominous warning, she stated that the new pact “hands the reins of government to the ‘socialist’ NDP,’” and threatens “a massive expansion of government and tax hikes to pay for billions of dollars in new spending on promised social programs.”
The generally Trudeau-supporting Canadian Broadcasting Cooperation quoted Bergen, who adequately described the deal:
The NDP and the Liberals were meeting in secret and they cooked up a backroom deal that will see Justin Trudeau get the majority power that he tried desperately to get last fall and failed to get.
The deal sent leaders of the oil industry reeling, since Trudeau is about to draft an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector, a move “Alberta business leaders said Monday, or risk far-reaching consequences for the Canadian economy.”
With Trudeau’s disturbing record of corruption, unethical behavior and massive overreach, Canada needs to brace itself. Trudeau admires China’s “basic dictatorship” for being “able to turn the economy around on a dime and say, ‘We need to go green, we want to start investing in solar.’” He has been steadily demonstrating that he has totalitarian tendencies, and will continue to do so.
PMK says
It’s said this merger is not to be mistaken for a coalition government, but I see that as a distinction without a difference. Unless enough Liberal and NDP members break away and vote against whatever this ‘merger’ wants to achieve, Trudeau will have a working majority in the House of Commons, won’t he? Even if the NDP doesn’t appoint ministers, they are still working with Trudeau and the Liberals to achieve their aims. Looks like a virtual coalition government to me.
mortimer says
Jihadi Justin will have more time to continue wrecking the country and turning it into BERZERKISTAN.
Jerk Justin already showed what sort of DICTATOR he is … the man who openly admired Castro and communist China’s ‘basic dictatorship’.
Canada’s National Boyfriend was kept in office by many shallow women who gushed over his hair.
Yogi says
Disgusting goof traitors !!, this fucking guy belongs to prison nothing else , good bye Canada, it will be disaster I promise..
mortimer says
Canada is facing disaster already. Businesses are collapsing. Civil liberties are crushed by these totalitarian neo-Marxist WOKIST FASCIO-COMMUNISTS.
The are trying to imitate communist China.
Dan says
“The benefits to Trudeau are thus clear, but the deal offers little benefit to the blundering Singh. The two parties are already closely aligned on progressive policies, so they already, for the most part, support each other’s bills and initiatives as a matter of course.”
No, actually, this gives Singh a GREAT deal of power, in the form of BLACKMAIL.
Since the NDP are FURTHER left Nut Job than the liberals, he can make INSANE demands, to which Turdolt must acquiesce, or his minority government will collapse, triggering an election.
Singh can’t even returns to his home country without being arrested for terrorism, so take a wild guess as to what he’d be demanding.
Infidel says
You’re absolutely right! The position that Jagmeet Singh is in is that of a kingmaker, and since he has no stake in the government – neither he nor any of his colleagues are cabinet members – he can demand anything from Trudeau. I’m not familiar w/ Canadian politics, but the only potential downside I see – voters holding the NDP responsible for keeping Trudeau in power if his unpopularity grows
As for his ‘home country’, Jagmeet hardly considers India his home country: he believes in an imaginary country called Khalistan, which would be a Sikh equivalent of Pakistan. That movement is to India what Bloc Quebecois is for Canada. Several months ago, I saw an Indian journalist opine that Trudeau should carve out any part of his own country for Khalistan since he loves them so much
gravenimage says
This does not bode well…
Roland says
What does this portend for Canada’s foreign policy and immigration policy?
gravenimage says
I’m sure they’ll still be bringing in hordes of invading Muslims.
Wellington says
Serves as a good example and reason why a two-party system, though of course not perfect, is still the optimal arrangement. When you have three or more parties you will have coalition government most of the time which means that your ordinary politician will compromise even more than if only two parties exist.
A multi-party system creates even greater instability than a two-party system and allows for blackmail, literally or figuratively, to an even further extent than a two-party system does. For instance Canada in this instance.
It’s a matter of dumb or dumber. I prefer dumb.
Violet says
Starting with Communist Pierre and ending with Dictator Justin, Canada as we knew it, the country that was attractive to people all over the world is done. An EU Minister called Justin out as exactly what he is…a little dictator destroying Canada
Violet says
Hi Wellington……the reply shown was meant to be a comment. The following is the reply to your comment,
“A number of years ago, pre-Justin, I would not have agreed with you. I was in the camp that more ideas, more scrutiny to a sitting gov. was best. That was naive of me to think that people leading political parties would have been ousted by their colleagues if they were out to destroy the country. Then came Justin and now I agree with you.”
Proud Islamophobe says
I heard that EU minister. Wasn’t it fabulous?!? Couldn’t get enough of it!
There are indeed many mentally ill “leaders” on the other side of the world, but who knew they existed in the West? Have you seen the meme going around that says something like, “When people say the word ‘Idiot,’ the whole world knows who we’re talking about”? So true. It is beyond my comprehension how someone can be so stupid, but *is* he stupid? He changed the Immigration Act, Citizenship Act, and introduced Bill C-6, all to allow “refugees” to vote for him in 2019, and to eliminate the part that references danger to national security which contradicts the Section 46(1)(c) of the Criminal Code of Canada under which he could be charged with treason, so that he *can’t* be charged with treason. Now he’s hooking up with a friend of the MB to stay in power. So is he stupid, or just evil? (rhetorical.) I hope when his kids grow up, they turn out to be conservatives so they’ll understand what the whole country – *and* the world – were talking about with regard to “The Idiot.” Whether he stays in power another 3 years or not, Canada is already irreparably destroyed. The libturds are *still* probably proud of themselves as they smoke themselves into the depths of oblivion. That’s another not-so-stupid move to get him into power. He’s just evil.
Proud Islamophobe says
P.S. I wonder how much he paid the MB’s cousin to hook up with him.
gravenimage says
Actually, even the EU criticzed Trudea for being undemocratic:
“Canada’s Trudeau given tongue-lashing by Members of EU Parliament”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2022/03/canadias-trudeau-given-tongue-lashing-by-members-of-eu-parliament
E T says
Trudeau and Singh are birds of a feather, it might save Canada if they took their party members and would flock off. Klaus Schwab would not be too happy with his puppet boys but there would probably be dancing in the streets.