{"id":14897,"date":"2025-01-30T16:34:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/ndp-will-support-whatever-works-to-blunt-tariff-effect-says-singh-national\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T16:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:34:45","slug":"ndp-will-support-whatever-works-to-blunt-tariff-effect-says-singh-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/01\/30\/ndp-will-support-whatever-works-to-blunt-tariff-effect-says-singh-national\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP will support \u2018whatever works\u2019 to blunt tariff effect, says Singh – National"},"content":{"rendered":"


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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh<\/a> on Thursday called on the minority Liberals to recall Parliament and pass legislative relief measures for workers set to be hit by U.S. tariffs expected this weekend.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you\u2019re serious about supporting workers, I\u2019m demanding that the Liberal government call back Parliament. Let\u2019s put before Parliament a package to protect workers. Support workers that are impacted by these tariffs, and support communities,\u201d Singh told reporters.<\/p>\n

Singh reiterated that the party would hold firm on its position to vote to bring down the Liberal government in March, but signaled that they would be open to working with them until then.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to be voting down the government in March, but there\u2019s still two months. The Liberals think they can wait two months before they bring in legislation. They are wrong. That will allow workers to suffer for two months. That is not the right way to do things,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n

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Singh was asked if he would support pandemic-style relief measures for workers who lose their jobs or businesses who suffer heavy losses as a result of the tariffs, and said was open to that idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever works, whatever is the best way to get support to those impacted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhether that\u2019s pandemic-style or another way, the goal is to achieve supports for those workers impacted so that workers aren\u2019t bearing the brunt of this trade war.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He said relief measures should be \u201ctargeted in their specific sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters in Montreal on Thursday, Industry Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne did not directly say whether recalling Parliament was on the cards.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at ways that we can use existing program to support workers, to support industries that could be affected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n