NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday that voters who want to prevent a Liberal “super majority” should support New Democrats.
Public opinion polls suggest the Liberals could form a majority government after this election, while the NDP is at risk of losing official party status. This is a major change since the beginning of the year, when the Conservatives seemed poised to win a majority government.
That shift was triggered by former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and the election of Mark Carney to replace him as Liberal leader — coupled with U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war and rhetoric about annexing Canada.
Campaigning in Vancouver on Tuesday, Singh said that people should vote for the NDP if they want to fight back against post-election cuts to health care.
“British Columbians … I’m going to specifically talk to you right now. Here in B.C., you have an incredibly important …