Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party is using its agreement with the Liberals as leverage to push for its priorities in the upcoming federal budget, set to be released on March 28.
Singh said he expects the upcoming budget will have money to expand dental care coverage to teens, seniors, and people living with a disability, as part of the supply and confidence agreement the Liberals and New Democrats signed back in March 2022.
Additionally, Singh says he wants to see the Liberals extend the six-month GST rebate introduced last fall, which temporarily doubled the amount people received.
“That’s something that we’re going to use our power on,” Singh said in an interview with The Canadian Press published on March 14. …