Kwan said the NDP will press the Liberals to expand the not-for-profit housing market and build more housing co-operatives. She said New Democrats also will pressure the federal government to change the initiatives that accompany the national housing strategy, which she said have not been "particularly effective."
Under the terms of that confidence-and-supply agreement, the NDP agreed to support key government legislation in exchange for the Liberals advancing a number of NDP policy priorities.NDP to use deal with Liberals to 'force' more action on housing, Singh saysNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told Power & Politics Tuesday that his party is going to use the supply and confidence agreement to "force" the Liberal government to take more action on affordable housing.
The Trudeau government also has not yet tabled a Canada Pharmacare Act — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has said failing to pass the bill by the end of the year could be a deal-breaker — and has not met NDP demands for a bulk drug purchasing plan and a national drug formulary. The rising cost of living will also be on the agenda during this week's caucus retreat, which comes as the country inches closer to a federal election.The NDP's fundraising efforts still lag far behind those of other major parties, said polling analyst and publisher of"The NDP doesn't have a lot of money they can spend outside an election period," he said.
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