Opposition Parties Lay Out Priorities Ahead of Liberal Government Budget Next Week

Opposition Parties Lay Out Priorities Ahead of Liberal Government Budget Next Week
Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill on Aug. 25, 2020 in Ottawa. Photo by DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images
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OTTAWA—The four opposition parties in Ottawa are making demands of the minority Liberal government ahead of next week’s federal budget, but their leverage is limited.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pledged not to trigger an election regardless of what the budget has in store on April 19, a move that potentially weakens New Democrats’ say in the final product.