Singh delayed election to keep Liberals in power

Jagmeet Singh admits that a main reason he delayed a federal election was to prevent the Conservatives from forming a government.

Singh admits he delayed election to block Conservative majority | The Counter Signal | Clayton DeMaine, True North:

Apr 25, 2025 - "NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh claimed one of the main reasons he propped up the Liberal government and delayed the election was because he 'couldn’t stomach' a Conservative majority. During a press conference in Toronto on Friday, just days before the Monday election, Singh revealed that although for a few months, the NDP was projected to surpass the Liberals and thus become the official opposition, he chose to support the Liberals to prevent a Conservative government.

Jagmeet Singh in 2018. 

Yvonne Bambrick, Wikimedia Commona.

“'I could not stomach the idea of Pierre, Poilievre’s conservatives forming a majority government, I knew that was gonna be bad,' Singh said. 'I knew that was gonna be bad because of their cuts, because of their division, because the things they wanted, and I did not want to let that happen.'

"He said he also continued to prop up the Liberals despite the majority of Canadians wanting an election and for Trudeau to be ousted because he wanted Canadians to see the benefits of pharmacare and dental care before casting a ballot.

"Reporters asked him if his devotion to preventing Conservatives from getting into power and ensuring the Liberals do get in was the new purpose of his party, but Singh 'rejected the framing' of the question....

“I think what Poilievre and the Conservatives are proposing are incredibly dangerous. He wants to cut and slash the things that people need. He wants to divide our country in ways that I think are really, really troublesome,” Singh said. “He wants to slash and cut CBC when we need independent public journalism…he wants to do a lot of dangerous things.'

"Singh denied that he delayed the election to get his pension and said Poilievre will get a bigger pension than him but doesn’t believe people should have pensions. The Conservative platform includes a commitment to maintaining the eligibility age for the Canadian Pension Plan, increasing tax-free savings for seniors by $10,000 and extending the age at which seniors can withdraw from the Registered Retirement Savings Plans....

"One reporter asked him why Singh had been dancing and partying while his party’s support crumbles around him. Singh said in tough times one can 'either laugh or cry.'"

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