The NDP may hold the wild card in the confidence-and-supply agreement with the Liberals.

In a deal touted “to work for Canadians,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh unveiled the finalized deal that would keep Trudeau and his government in power until at least 2025.

The NDP agrees to support the Liberals on specific measures and with conditions, and will not vote to defeat the government.

“I’m sure that’s the case, if the Liberal government doesn’t keep its promise then the deal is off,” said Ernie Epp, who served as the NDP Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Nipigon between 1984 and 1988. “This keeps the constraint on Prime Minister (Justin) Trudeau and his colleagues not to undertake something that would be in violation of the agreement.”

Ken Boshcoff is a former MP for the Liberals between 2004 and 20o8 in the riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River.

He stressed to Acadia News that this is not a coalition government, noting “Certain legislation will be passed that both parties agree to, but once that is done all bets are off. It means for Canadians a pretty stable period until 2025.”

Jordan Erickson serves as President for the Thunder Bay-Superior North Conservative Electoral District Association (EDA) and wants to see specifics.

“We need to know what this is going to cost Canadians,” Erickson noted. “There are a lot of issues that need to be addressed and Conservatives are focused on them, such as the impact that rising inflation has had on the cost of living and the housing crisis.”

Thunder Bay-Superior North Liberal MP Patty Hajdu said this agreement is all about collaboration.

“We have an agreement with another party to work (together) on the things that matter to Canadians. We should always be, as Members of Parliament, not taking for granted our responsibilities to the voters and the responsibility to stay connected to our constituents.”

Acadia News did reach out to Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski for comment on this story.