NDP will vote to topple Trudeau and propose confidence vote, Singh says – National [Video]

Days after he called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “to resign,” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will put forward a “clear motion of non-confidence” in the next sitting of the House of Commons that could bring down the Liberal government.

“The Liberals don’t deserve another chance. That’s why the NDP will vote to bring this government down, and give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them,” Singh wrote in a letter shared publicly on Friday morning.

The NDP leader’s letter goes on to criticize Trudeau and his government, saying the prime minister “can’t fix health care,” build affordable homes or lower bills, and that Singh has “always fought for the people.”

Singh’s statement comes after a week in which the Liberals saw two ministers step down, including the now-former deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland, whose surprise announcement set off more questions about Trudeau’s own future. The resignation of those two ministers prompted …