NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said if it's found the Liberal government erred in implementing the Emergencies Act, it would not be enough for his party to stop supporting the federal government..In an interview on CTV's Question Period on Sunday, Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) was asked what he would do if the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) found the federal government made the wrong decision in invoking the act in response to the Freedom Convoy protest. Singh said it depended on the exact results.."If there's something that comes out in the findings that I didn't imagine or anticipate, then we'll have to reserve our judgement. Simply because it was the wrong decision wouldn't be enough to break, to force the country into an election.".The POEC, now entering its third week, is examining whether the Liberal government was justified in invoking the Act for the first time in Canadian history. It was done in response to the Freedom Convoy, which occupied Ottawa for three weeks seeking an end to vaccine mandates..In March, the Liberal government and New Democrats made a deal where the Liberals would maintain support for the next three years in return for supporting some of the NDP's key priorities. These include income-based dental care and national pharma-care..During the interview, Singh said he doesn't want to predict what Commissioner Paul Rouleau will conclude in his report to Parliament, due on February 20. He said the NDP is fully supportive of getting to the bottom of whether evoking the Emergencies Act was necessary. ."We completely support a full and transparent investigation into that," Singh said..Singh said the Freedom Convoy was a "serious problem" for the Canadian economy, as the shutdowns at the bridges and the Canada-US border resulted in "massive losses."."In Ottawa, what was going on was horrific. So stopping it was something that I supported. And it's clear that the invocation resulted in that situation being resolved," Singh said..Singh added his party has been forcing the Liberal government to "get help to people, to give respect to people." But he said that support could be withdrawn..“At any point in time, based on any discovery, whether it’s from information that comes out of the inquiry, or based on actions as it relates to what we force the government to do, we always have the right to withdraw support," he said.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said if it's found the Liberal government erred in implementing the Emergencies Act, it would not be enough for his party to stop supporting the federal government..In an interview on CTV's Question Period on Sunday, Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) was asked what he would do if the Public Order Emergency Commission (POEC) found the federal government made the wrong decision in invoking the act in response to the Freedom Convoy protest. Singh said it depended on the exact results.."If there's something that comes out in the findings that I didn't imagine or anticipate, then we'll have to reserve our judgement. Simply because it was the wrong decision wouldn't be enough to break, to force the country into an election.".The POEC, now entering its third week, is examining whether the Liberal government was justified in invoking the Act for the first time in Canadian history. It was done in response to the Freedom Convoy, which occupied Ottawa for three weeks seeking an end to vaccine mandates..In March, the Liberal government and New Democrats made a deal where the Liberals would maintain support for the next three years in return for supporting some of the NDP's key priorities. These include income-based dental care and national pharma-care..During the interview, Singh said he doesn't want to predict what Commissioner Paul Rouleau will conclude in his report to Parliament, due on February 20. He said the NDP is fully supportive of getting to the bottom of whether evoking the Emergencies Act was necessary. ."We completely support a full and transparent investigation into that," Singh said..Singh said the Freedom Convoy was a "serious problem" for the Canadian economy, as the shutdowns at the bridges and the Canada-US border resulted in "massive losses."."In Ottawa, what was going on was horrific. So stopping it was something that I supported. And it's clear that the invocation resulted in that situation being resolved," Singh said..Singh added his party has been forcing the Liberal government to "get help to people, to give respect to people." But he said that support could be withdrawn..“At any point in time, based on any discovery, whether it’s from information that comes out of the inquiry, or based on actions as it relates to what we force the government to do, we always have the right to withdraw support," he said.
