‘Unshackled’ NDP MPs in Montreal for caucus retreat days after breakup with Liberals

The Canadian Press  10/09/2024 14:39 New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn’t include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election. The three-day caucus retreat kicked off Tuesday, less than a week after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced the end of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberals. It’s also taking place in one of the two cities where the NDP is hoping to win a byelection on Sept. 16. Singh said on Sept. 4 that he had “ripped up” the agreement with the governing Liberals, and tried to position himself as the progressive alternative to Pierre Poilievre. He argued the Liberals are too weak…

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