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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
So if an election is coming, why would they want to let the Conservatives cut them out of policymaking early?
Ending the supply agreement does not equal a vote of non-confidence. In fact, both the NDP and Bloc would be wise to hold press conferences that says the next 12 months will be pushing policy agenda items through the House.
Singh isn't going to win of course, but he's going to get some wins by pushing actual NDP policy planks through. Same with the Bloc.
Also, an extra 12 months to continue building a war chest, and get NDP values ahead of Liberal values in the public narrative is a huge bonus.
Most reasonable Canadians who would vote NDP or Bloc will see the opportunity for their respective parties to make some gains. What gains are to be had with a Conservative supermajority early? To stick to to Trudeau who everyone already knows is on borrowed time? None.
There's tons of politcking yet to do before a vote of non-confidence IMO. They may be delaying the inevitable, but it would be completely unwise to acquiesce to Milhouse's demands in the short term.
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But Singh hasn't been getting any credit for those policy wins. Whether they go tomorrow, 3 months from now or 1 year from now they will still be in a bad fiscal position and will have to borrow the large majority of the funds needed to fight an election. They need to start thinking of when is the most advantageous (or least damaging) for them. If they give the Liberals time to recover they guarantee to remain a fringe party, if they manage to leapfrog the Liberals (long shot I know) they have a chance to form government in the future which should be the long term objective.