The forming of a Liberal-NDP alliance to support Liberals on confidence votes until 2025 is raising concerns from prairie premiers over the partnership’s potential threat to Canada’s oil and gas industry.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the agreement on March 22, after his government secured the support of the NDP in exchange for progress on issues such as an increase in health care spending, establishing national pharma care and dental plans, and climate change policies–including to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
