Life is about to get harder for Canada’s minority government
The prime minister, Justin Trudeau, may be contemplating an early election
JUSTIN TRUDEAU, Canada’s prime minister, can be sure of passing the next test he faces. This month Parliament will hold a vote of confidence in his government. Although his Liberal Party is in a minority and Mr Trudeau has been weakened by scandal, the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) will back the government. The prime minister has promised enough to families and businesses hurt by recession to keep the legislature’s fourth-largest party from voting against him.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Justin’s timing”
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