Singh Says Rail Back-to-Work Legislation Would Break Deal With Liberals

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he would not support the federal government implementing back-to-work legislation to bring an end to the railway strike, even if it were a confidence vote that would break the party’s supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals over the issue.
“If it’s a confidence vote, that’s breaking the agreement. We always have the right to withdraw our support from the agreement, and that remains our position. We can always pull away. We can always break it,” Singh told reporters on Aug. 22.

In a press release on Aug. 22, Singh condemned the federal government’s intervention in the labour dispute as “anti-worker,” saying it sends a bad message.
“Justin Trudeau has just sent a message to CN, CPKC and all big corporations—being a bad boss pays off,” he said.
In a press conference on Aug. 22, Minister MacKinnon said the government had to intervene as the shutdown is impacting millions of Canadians.