Why Jagmeet Singh says he isn’t ready to bring Trudeau down, yet [Video]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s looming tariff threat is part of the reason why he’s not committing to voting non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

In an interview on CTV’s Your Morning with Anne-Marie Mediwake, Singh was asked repeatedly to explain how he’s calling on the embattled Liberal leader to resign, but won’t say he’s ready to help trigger an election.

After noting several times that there will be an election in 2025 and “all options are on the table,” Singh offered the uncertainty south of the border as an explanation for why he’s hesitant to play a role in sending Canadians to the polls early.

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“If there’s a vote on the table about retaliatory tariffs to fight back against Trump, versus calling an election in the midst of threats to hundreds of thousands …