Summary
Jagmeet Singh announced plans to introduce a motion to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
Singh’s announcement comes after a difficult week for Trudeau, who is facing growing calls to resign from his own Liberal Party following the exit of his most senior cabinet minister.
The move marks a turn for the NDP leader, whose centre-left party helped prop up Trudeau’s minority government in exchange for support on their shared political priorities.
The choice is between elections ASAP and elections in October, which is 4 years from the last election.
The political calculation is therefore how much do you let the Liberals get completely eviscerated. Arguably, the longer Trudeau leads a lame-duck, ineffective and generally very unpopular government, the stronger the Conservatives will emerge. So cut your losses now, and hope for a Conservative minority government…