“What this means is that during this uncertain time, the government can function with predictability and stability,” Trudeau said at a press conference on March 22.
Trudeau cited the war in Ukraine and the prospect of slower economic growth in the year ahead as challenges for the current minority government, which relies on garnering support from other parties to pass legislation. The agreement is not quite a coalition since no NDP MPs will take up cabinet seats, but the New Democrats have agreed to support and help the Liberal caucus pass laws on policies for such things as dental-care and pharma-care.
“In the near-term, there’s modest but clear, incremental spending that will be planned, but the most important feature of what they’ve said is that they’re laying the groundwork for a larger, structural deficit beyond three years. If you look at the wording, in particular, of the pharma-care developments it doesn’t look like they plan big spending this year or next year. They look at an act in ’23 and a formulary in ’25 and that takes us to the end of this pact.
biancabharti 3 years of stability
biancabharti RIP Canada
biancabharti Justin-Jagmeet combo gonna be spicy 🔥
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biancabharti “…we should be doubling down on policies to strengthen economic growth. The right path is to grow the economy to pay for new spending measures – not the other way around.” According to JustinTrudeau and you can now add theJagmeetSingh “the budget will take care of itself.
biancabharti Helps businesses. Their benefits program bills are heavily loaded with dental costs. Premiums should go down