Singh Says Rail Back-to-Work Legislation Would Break Deal With Liberals

Singh Says Rail Back-to-Work Legislation Would Break Deal With Liberals
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh asks a question during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he would not support the federal government implementing back-to-work legislation to bring an end to the railway strike, even if it were a confidence vote that would break the party’s supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals over the issue.

“If it’s a confidence vote, that’s breaking the agreement. We always have the right to withdraw our support from the agreement, and that remains our position. We can always pull away. We can always break it,” Singh told reporters on Aug. 22.