Singh and 23 other NDP members voted against a Conservative motion on Wednesday that would form a committee to investigate the Liberal government’s involvement in the WE Charity scandal, which has embroiled the government and could lead to a third ethics violation by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
“You cannot fold every single time,” said Karl Bélanger, president of consultancy group Traxxion Strategies and former press secretary to Jack Layton. “Today a lot of people would say that the NDP folded. So they cannot let this become a trend.”
The NDP have sided with the Liberals on several key votes during the COVID-19 pandemic, typically in exchange for concessions like added funding for students and unemployed people. But the NDP vote on Wednesday, which did not involve any concessions by the Liberals, will likely make for a tougher sell for Singh and his party, Bélanger said.
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