Political Tricks in House of Commons Risk Treating Canadians to a Snap Fall Election

Political Tricks in House of Commons Risk Treating Canadians to a Snap Fall Election
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Oct. 8, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—The federal New Democrats on Tuesday were once again grappling with a decision about whether to support the minority Liberal government or potentially force an election upon Canadians struggling with the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

But NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh refused to see it that way, saying that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to make a confidence matter out of the Conservatives’ motion to create a special COVID-19 pandemic investigation committee was a “farce.'’