Liberals, NDP reach agreement to keep minority government in power until 2025

The federal Liberals and the New Democrats have reached a tentative agreement that will keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government in power until 2025.

Trudeau says the deal – which takes effect Tuesday – will see the New Democrat Party (NDP) support the Liberals on confidence votes in the House of Commons.

The support, which is expected to remain in place for three years, comes in exchange for the government’s advancement of certain NDP policies.

“This agreement is not about compromising the core beliefs of either of our parties or denying the differences between us,” said Trudeau. “What it is about, is making sure those differences don’t stand in the way of delivering for Canadians.”

This type of deal generally involves an opposition party agreeing to support the government on confidence motions and budget or appropriation votes for a certain period of time.

Trudeau says they will focus on areas that each party agrees on such as dental care, climate change, housing and paid sick leave.

The Liberals currently hold 159 of the 338 seats in the House of Commons, while the NDP has 25 MPs.