[Applause] a day after the NDP announced that it pulled out of the agreement to keep the Liberals in power leader jug meet Singh launched a sharp attack against his former partner in the deal and we've accomplished a lot together it was important work but it became very clear to me that Justin Trudeau and the Liberals were far too weak to stop big corporations from ripping off people under the 2022 agreement the NDP would vote with the Liberals on matters of confidence in Parliament to keep Justin Trudeau's government alive and prevent a federal election in turn the Liberals took action on key NP priorities like dental care and pharmacare now Singh says his party will consider supporting the Liberals on votes in the House of Commons only on a case-by casee basis he was evasive when asked what he would do if the conservatives brought a non-confidence motion in trudo's government that could trigger another election as early as this fall we tore up the agreement with Justin shudo we know that that means that an election now is is is more likely than before today more bad news for the Liberals as the party's national campaign director a longtime Trudeau adviser announced he was quitting his job Jeremy BR her cited family reasons and said Trudeau and liberal candidates deserves someone who can bring more energy and Devotion to the job than I can at this stage of my life potentially another sign of declining liberal fortunes that NDP strategists say sing sees as an opportunity to frame the next vote as a two-way race I think that's what J is saying he saying you know you can you can go with G po Evan the cuts if that's what you want but if you don't want that then then I'm the only alternative and I think that's a good message for the NDP much of his opening remarks today delivered in French suggesting Singh Is targeting his message to voters in Quebec where new Democrats had their greatest success at the federal Level under Jack Leighton and the so-called orange wave in 2011 that saw 59 new Democrats elected in Quebec the party is also looking to byelections later this month one in a Montreal area riding long held by liberals and another in Manitoba with the NDP hoping to hold off a conservative challenge before Parliament returns jug Singh is scheduled to meet with his caucus of ndpm PS at a strategy session in Montreal next week his decision to quash the deal likely welcomed by those MPS who had grown weary of propping up the Liberals in the House of Commons Clen McGregor City News Ottawa