Commentary
The civil service strike by Public Service Alliance of Canada members has put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a very difficult position. His minority government is dependent upon support from Jagmeet Singh’s NDP, which is by nature a party heavily integrated with organized labour. While Trudeau has been trying to support counter-offers to the union from the Treasury Board of Canada, Singh has been on the picket line with striking workers and is demanding nothing less than a full government capitulation to union demands.
