- Conservatives release ad calling Jagmeet Singh a sellout
- The NDP leader Singh recently said he would continue to protect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from a pending non-confidence motion
- Singh recently said he “ripped up” his agreement with Trudeau that protected the Prime Minister from non-confidence motions
The federal Conservatives have responded to the NDP’s decision to protect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (again) from a non-confidence vote by calling their leader, Jagmeet Singh, a “luxury pensioner,” stating that he’s only protecting Trudeau to ensure he qualifies for a lifetime pension.
Voting against Trudeau in a non-confidence motion, as the Bloc Quebecois and Conservatives recently pledged to do, would risk an early election.
The attack ad brands Singh as “Sellout Singh” and highlights his luxurious lifestyle, claiming he’s protecting Trudeau to delay an election until he qualifies for his pension.
Singh has denied that he’s holding out for his pension.
Yet, tucked within the Trudeau Liberal’s election reform bill introduced in March is a peculiar delay of the 2025 election date by just one week — leading some to speculate that the purpose was to ensure that doomed NDP and Liberal MPs qualify for their pensions before getting booted from their seats. The extra week means 2019-elected MPs will get over the 6-year hump required to qualify for a pension.
If an election were held today, the Conservatives are projected to dominate and win a majority. Singh would be one of many NDP MPs who would risk losing their seat.
Last month, Singh also voted to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power, two weeks after he “ripped up” his Supply and Confidence agreement with the Liberals that meant he no longer needed to do so.
After the announcement, Singh said he would assess non-confidence motions on a case-by-case basis, which have so far resulted in him continuing to protect the Prime Minister.
